Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
PRACTICALITIES
Weights & Measures
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Morocco uses the metric system.
Newspapers & Websites
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For Moroccan newspapers online, visit
www.onlinenewspapers.com/morocco.htm
.
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French-language dailies include the semi-official
Le Matin
(
www.lematin.ma
), and the opposition
Libération
(
www.libe.ma
),
L'Opinion
(
www.lopinion.ma
)
and
Al-Bayane
.
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Major European, British and American papers (or their foreign editions) and magazines are avail-
able in most of the main cities.
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English-language websites include the
Morocco Board News Service
(
www.moroccoboard.com
)
,
Morocco Newsline
(
www.morocconewsline.com
)
and
Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse
(
www.map.ma/en
)
.
Maghrebarts
(
www.maghrebarts.ma
)
has arts and media coverage.
Radio
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Most Moroccan radio stations broadcast in Arabic or French on AM or FM.
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Broadcasting across North Africa and Europe from Tangier, you can listen to the Maghrebi affairs
and music station Médi 1 via radio (105.3MHz in Marrakesh and 95.3 or 101 in Tangier) and
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State-run
SNRT
(
www.snrt.ma
) has regional and national stations, including the urban Chaine Inter,
available via radio (98.8MHz in Marrakesh and 90MHz in Casablanca) and
www.chaineinter.ma
.
Television & DVD
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Satellite dishes are everywhere, and pick up foreign stations.
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The major TV station, 2M, is partly state-owned and broadcasts in languages including Arabic and
French via satellite, analogue and
www.2m.ma
.
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Médi 1's news and current-affairs broadcasts are available via satellite and
www.medi1tv.com
.
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Moroccan DVDs share region 5 with much of Africa and Asia (North America is region 1, Europe
is mostly region 2 and Australia is region 4).
Maps
Few decent maps of Morocco are available in the country itself, so get one before leaving home.
Michelin's No 742 (formerly No 959) map of Morocco is arguably the best. It has the following features:
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The 1:4,000,000 scale map of the whole country includes the disputed Western Sahara.
