Portal:Morocco/Did you know


 * ...that the word "Morocco" was derived from Marrakech, the name of the capital city in the 11th and 12th centuries?
 * ...that the word tangerine came from Tangier?
 * ...that Morocco was the first country in the world to recognize the United States' independence?
 * ...that the Morocco leather was imported from Morocco, and was used from the late sixteenth century in the binding of luxury.
 * ...that the Moroccan team was the first team from an African and Arab country to make it to the second round of the World Cup ever.
 * ...that a Moroccan woman won the 400-meter hurdles and became the first woman from any Arab or Islamic country to win an Olympic Gold Medal? Her name is Nawal EL Moutawakel and she is a council woman today.