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The coast of Morocco in the Gibraltar Straits.
One of the walls of the medina (ancient city quarter) of Rabat. The Rabat medina dates back to the 17th century. It has a wide range of shops (pottery, leather, food), as well as parks, gardens, and broad boulevards.
The Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat contains the tombs of the king and his two sons, the late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah.
The dome of the Mohammed V Mausoleum in Rabat is breathtaking. Sultan Muhammad V was a central figure in the Moroccan independence movement.
The Hassan Tower and the remains of a mosque that lie adjacent to the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat. The tower (44 m, 145 ft) is an incomplete minaret that was meant to be the the tallest in the world and to flank the world&apos;s largest mosque. Begun in 1195, construction was halted four years later when the sultan who commissioned the project died.
Narrow street in Tangier leading from the Kasbah. In Morocco, the Arabic word "kasbah" refers to multiple buildings in a keep, a citadel, or several structures behind a defensive wall.
The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea meet at Tangier, Morocco. For the first half of the 20th century Tangier was an international city with its own laws and administration; it was returned to Morocco in 1956.
Decorated door in the Kasbah in Tangier.
Decorated ceiling in the Kasbah in Tangier.
Decorated door in the Kasbah in Tangier.
The Caves of Hercules is an archaeological cave complex in Cape Spartel, 14 km west of Tangier. Atlantic Ocean waters flood the caves at high tide. The cave opening is said to resemble the shape of the continent of Africa.
The interior of the Hercules Caves near Tangier. At high tide, Atlantic Ocean waters flood the caves, which are part natural and part man-made. The man-made section was used in the past by Amazigh people to cut stone wheels from the walls to make millstones, thus expanding the caves considerably. The lower right shows evidence of the millstone cutting.
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