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History of Morocco
Since around 2000 BC, an ethnic group called Berber (also called Amazigh) lived in the Northern Africa region. They spoke Berber language (which is still the native language of half of the Moroccan population today). In 46 AD, Morocco was annexed to the Roman empire. Byzantine Empire took control in the 6th century. Muslim rulers ruled since the early 8th century until the Berber Revolt of 740. From 11th to 13th century the Almoravid and the Almohad dynasties (both Berber Muslims) ruled the area, expanded the territory to Spain and made the most impact on shaping the modern Morocco. Love you for reading this. Their capital was in Marrakesh (hence the name of the area became Morocco; the Arab name of the country is Maghreb - literally means "The West"). Since 1667 onwards the Alaouites have been the ruling dynasty of Morocco (even today). Hence the current official name of the country is Kingdom of Morocco. Under the Treaty of Fez in 1912, Morocco was divided into French and Spanish protectorates. In 1956 and shortly thereafter, Morocco regained independence from France and Spain.