•Generali nf ormat i on •I nf ormat i onsaboutt hevi sa •Morocco’ scul t ure •Pract i cali nf ormat i onsaboutMorocco •Casabl anca •AI ESEC LC ANFA
Theworl di s f i l l edwi t hf asci nat i ng pl acest ovi si t ,andt herewi l l beat i mewhenyouhavet o choosewhi chdes t i nat i oni sri ght f oryou.W e’ renotaf rai dt ol etyou know,t hough,t hati fyou’ rel ooki ng f oranexperi encet hatencompasses advent ure,cul t ure,hi s t oryand wi l derness,youshoul dl ooknof ur t her t hanMorocco,adi versecount ry f i l l edwi t hmaj es t i cpal aces, i nt eres t i ngmuseums, mout h-wat eri ngcui si neand l argeexpansesofs t unni ng nat urall andscapes
Vi sar equi r ement sar ecount r y-dependent ;cont actyour count r y’ sMor occanembassyf orup-t o-dat evi sa i nf or mat i on.Onar r i vali nMor occoyourpasspor tmus tbe val i df or6mont hbeyondyouri nt endeds t ay. W hor equi r esavi sa? t i zenshol di ngpasspor t soft hef ol l owi ngcount r i esdonot Ci needavi sat oent ert heKi ngdom ofMor occo(I fyours t ayi s l ongert han90 days,ar esi dentper mi ti sr equi r edandcan bei ssuedbyt hePol i ceDepar t mentofyourpl aceof r esi dencei nMor occo): Andor r a– Ar gent i na– Aus t r al i a– Aus t r i a– Bahr ai n– Bel gi um – Br azi l– Bul gar i a– Canada – Chi l e– CongoBr azzavi l l e– Cr oat i a– Cypr us-Cot e d’ I voi r e– CzechRepubl i c– Denmar k– Es t oni a– Fi nl and– Fr ance– Ger many– Gr eatBr i t ai n– Gr eece– Gui nea (Conakr y)– HongKong– Hungar y– I cel and– I ndonesi a– I r el and– I t al y– I vor yCoas t– Japan– Kuwai t– Lat vi a– Li bya– Li echt ens t ei n– Li t huani a– Luxembur g– Mal i– Mal t a– Mexi co– Monaco– Net her l ands– New Zeal and– Ni ger– Nor way– Oman– Per u– Phi l i ppi nes– Pol and– Puer t oRi co– Qat ar– Romani a– Russi anFeder at i on– SaudiAr abi a– Senegal– Si ngapor e(Theycans t ayone mont hwi t houtvi sa)– Sl ovaki a– Sl oveni a– Sout hKor ea– Spai n– Sweden– Swi t zer l and– Tuni si a– Tur key– Uni t ed Ar abEmi r at es– Uni t edSt at esofAmer i ca– Venezuel a. Ci t i zensf r om count r i esnotl i s t edabovedoneedavi sa.
W hatdocument swi l lber equi r ed? Thef ol l owi ngdocument sar er equi r edf orTour i s tVi sa: •Applicationform. t h •Youroriginalvalidpassport+copyofthefirstpagewi phot o. •04 passportsizecolourphotos. t i ner ar y. •Copyofyourdetailedprovisionalflighti •Employmentcertificatefrom youremployer. •Forstudents,copyofarecentletterfrom theschool conf i r mi ngt hatt heappl i canti sat t endi ngt heschool . •Forbusinessowners,copyofthelastIncomeTaxas subs t i t ut eoft heempl oymentl et t er . •HotelprovisionalreservationornotarizedLetterof I nvi t at i onf r om yoursponsori nMor occo. t i zens,acopyoft he •ForapplicantsmarriedtoMoroccanci mar r i agecer t i f i cat epl usacopyoft heMor occanpasspor tor nat i onalI D oft heMor occanspousecanbeasubs t i t ut ef or t hei nvi t at i onl et t erorf ort hehot elr eser vat i on. •TravelInsurance. PASSPORTS:Passpor tval i df oratl eas t6mont hsf r om dat e ofent r yr equi r edbyal l .
Not e: (a)Chi l dr enup t oandi ncl udi ng1 6year smayt r avelon t hei rpar ent s’passpor t ,butmus thavephot ogr aphsi ncl uded i nt hesepasspor t sbyt her el evantpasspor taut hor i t i es. (b)Al lt empor ar yt r aveldocumenthol der sneedt oget cl ear ancef r om Mor occo,andt hi smayt akeup t o2 mont hs. Appl yatnear es tConsul at eorConsul arSect i onofEmbassy f orf ur t herdet ai l s. Ti mer equi r edt oi ssuevi sa: cal l y,avi sat akesanywher ef r om 2 dayst o1 5 dayst o Typi pr ocessi nt heMor occoEmbassy/Consul at edependi ngon t heconsul at et hatweneedt osendt heappl i cat i ont oand whet heryouchooset o“ r ush”yourMor occovi sa.
How doIappl y? Appl i cat i ont o:Consul at e(orConsul arsect i onatEmbassy);see Cont actAddressessect i on. Appl i cat i onrequi rement s: (a)Onecompl et edappl i cat i onf orm. (b)Fourpasspor t -si zephot ost akenwi t hi nt heprevi ous6 mont hs. (c)Passpor t(val i df oratl eas t6mont hsf rom dat eofexi toutof Morocco,andwi t hatl eas tonebl ankpage),wi t haphot ocopy oft herel evantdat apages. (d)Fee(payabl ebypos t alorderonl y). (e)Evi denceofempl oyment ,enrol mentasas t udentorbank s t at ement s. (f )Phot ocopyoff l i ghtt i cket (s). (g)Phot ocopyofhot elreservat i on.(h)Sel f -addressed, s t amped,regi s t eredenvel opef orpos t alappl i cat i ons(f ort hose l i vi ngout si deLondononl y). W hati st hecos tofavi sa? Si ngl e-ent ry:ÂŁ1 6;Doubl e-ent ryorMul t i pl e-ent ry(bot h busi nessonl y):ÂŁ25.Pri cesmayf l uct uat ei naccordancewi t h t heexchangerat eandmus tbepai dbypos t alorderonl y. How l ongi st hevi saval i df or? Ent ryvi sasareval i df or3 mont hs;vi si t orswi shi ngt os t ayl onger shoul dappl yt ot hel ocalpol i ces t at i onwi t hi n1 5 daysofarri val . Forot hervi saenqui ri es,cont actt heEmbassy(seeCont act Addressessect i on). Embassycont acti nf ormat i on: Pl easecont actt heneares tEmbassyofMoroccof ori nf ormat i on onwhatdocument at i onyoumayrequi ret oent er Morocco.
Mor occo’ s cul t ur alher i t age r ef l ect st hei nf l uenceof al ongsuccessi onof i nvader sandset t l er si ncl udi ng t heCar t hagi ni ans,Romans, Fr ench,Spani shandAr abs.The Ber ber smakeup overhal fof t hepopul at i onandMor occan soci et yi saf asci nat i ng mel t i ngpotofBer ber , Ar ab,Jew,Musl i m, Af r i canand Eur opean
Moroccanpeopl e areamongt hemos t hospi t abl epeopl ei nt he worl d.Theyarewarm, openandmakef as tf ri ends wi t heveryone.I ti snot unl i kel yt orecei vean i nvi t at i ont ot hei rhome j us tmoment saf t er youmeett hem.
Mor occancl ot hes ar et r adi t i onal l yr i ch andvar i ed- var i et yof f abr i cs,shapesandcol or s expr essi ngacer t ai nar tof dr api ng- Mor occan cos t umef ormanor womancomesbyl ocal cul t ur esofeach r egi onoreach soci algr oup
Mor occanf oodi sbi gon f l avour ,f ul lofcol or ,andr i chi n t as t e.Fr om cr eamyhummus,t omel t i nyourmout ht aj i nes,bepr epar edt o l eavewi t hsat i sf i edt as t ebudsandar ounder bel l y. Tr yt ogobeyondt heabundanceoft aj i nesand couscousonof f er– ast as t yast heyar e,t her e’ sa l otmor et oexper i ence.Headt oMar r akech’ sJemaa ElFna,al ar gesquar et hatf i l l swi t hf oods t al l sat ni ght ,t ot r yspi cymer guezsausages,f r i edf i sh,and t hef r eshes tsal adst hatwi l leverpassyourl i ps. Lambi sbyf art hemos tpopul armeatouther e,and i st hr owni nt oavar i et yofmeal swi t hpr unesand spi ces,butyou’ l lal socomeacr osssome i nt er es t i ngpi geonandcamelconcoct i ons. Veggi eshavenoneedt of eell ef toutast aj i nes ar ecommonl ycookedwi t houtt hemeat , andt her e’ sl oadsoff ul f i l l i ngdi shessuch asb’ sar r a(whi t ebeansoup)and Har i r a(Mor occo’ sf amous t omat oandl ent i lsoup).
Today,t hepas t ,ol d t r adi t i onsandt hedi ver si t y oft heMor occanpeopl eand i t scul t ur ehavegi venbi r t ht o t her i chnessofMor occancr af t whi chhasmor et han70 t r ades andasur pr i si ngdi ver si t yof desi gnsandm mat er i al swhi ch ar eused:wool ,l eat her , wood,sor r el ,al f a,t hedom, cl ay,s t one,mar bl e, copper ,i r on,si l ver , gol d. . .
Cel ebrat i oni san i mpor t antaspectof Moroccancul t ure. Moroccoi sanexci t i ng andent er t ai ni ngcount ry t hatl ayscl ai mt o cul t ural ,hi s t ori caland rel i gi oushol i days andf es t i val s
TI MI TAR FESTI VAL Thel eadi ngcel ebrat i onofAmazi gh cul t ureandworl dmusi ci nt heSouss MassaDr창a.
FANTASI A Anannualeques t ri anperf ormance andcel ebrat i onoft radi t i onalf ol kl ore i nMeknes.
FES FESTI VAL A1 0-daysacredmusi cf es t i val cel ebrat i ngspi ri t ualt radi t i onsf rom aroundt heworl d.
GNAOUA MUSI C FESTI VAL Af amous4-dayext ravaganza f eat uri ngar texhi bi t i onsandGnaoua s t yl e,worl dandj azzmusi c.
I MI LCHI LMARRI AGEFESTI VAL Al egendaryf es t i valt hati shomaget o l oveandcel ebrat i onofBerber Tradi t i on.
ROSEFESTI VAL- ELKELAA DEMGOUNA Berbermusi c,si ngi ng,danci ngandt he el ect i onofaMs.Roseover t aket hi s heavenl ypi nkt own.
RAMADAN (Rel i gi ousHol i day) Ananci entI sl ami chol i daywhereby Musl i msf as tduri ngdayl i ghthoursf or t hi r t ydays.
Ever yMor occan ci t yi suni queandhasa di s t i nct i veel ementt oi t . W hatkeepsamazi ngpeopl e i st hef actt hatt heyneverget bor edi nMor occowi t h ever yt hi ngsodi f f er entf r om one ot heot her .The r egi ont di f f er encei sas t oni shi ngnotonl y i nt hear chi t ect ur eoft heci t i es butal soi nt hecl i mat e,t he l anguage,t hecul t ur e,t he f oodandal mos t ever yt hi ng
Transpor t at i on •Trai ns Trai nsrunbet weenTangi er,Meknes,f ez,Ouj da,Rabat ,Casabl ancaand Marrakesh •Taxi s -Pet i tTaxi(onl y4 peopl eareal l owedi ncl udi ngt hedri ver)usedt ot ravel wi t hi nt heci t y,Thesearevari ouscol orsdependi ngont heci t y.Bl uei n Rabat ,Redi nCasabl anca,Bei gei nMarrakeshandsoon,i tcanbespl i t bet weenpeopl e.Soi fyouseeapet i tt axiwi t honeort wopeopl ei ni tand i ti sgoi ngi nyourdi rect i on,youcanf l agi tdownandaskf oral i f t .By l aw,pet i tt axi sarerequi redt ouset hei rmet er.I ft heydon’ tuset he met er,I ft hemet erdoesn' twork,t henyounegot i at eyourpri cei n advance.Atni ghtt heme errunsatat i meandahal f .Ont axi swi t ha m t newerel ect roni cmet er,yourf i nalrat eatni ghtwi l lbeshown. -GrandTaxi:TheGrandeTaxi saret ypi cal l ywhi t e/t anandt heyrun bet weenci t i es,t ot heai rpor t s,wi t hi nci t i esonf i xedrout esandare avai l abl ef orpri vat ehi re.Grandet axi scram i n7 peopl et ot ali ncl udi ng t hedri ver,sot hatcanmakef orat i ghtsqueeze.I fyout akeaGrande t axionaf i xedci t yrout e,oraf i xedi nbet weenci t yrout e,yout ypi cal l y payf oraseatacer t ai nf i xedpri ce.Grandt axi s(usual l yMercedes sal oons)aresharedt axi sbutyoucannegot i at eapri cei fyouwantt he j ourneyt oyoursel f . •Tramway Onl yavai l abl ei nRabatandCasabl anca
Cl i mat e I t ' shotandsunnyf ormos toft heyeari nMorocco.Duri ngt hepeak summermont hsi tget suncomf or t abl yhotespeci al l yi nMarrakech,Fes andsout hwes tMorocco,t owardst hedeser t .Casabl anca,Rabatand Essaoui raareabi tmorecomf or t abl ei nt hepeakofsummerbecause t heybenef i tf rom acool eroceanbreeze. Spri ngt endst ocomel at e(Apri lorMay)andt hi si st heseasont ovi si t RoseVal l ey(Kel aaMgouna)andt heRoseFes t i val . Summert endst ocome(From June,Jul yt oAugus t ). Aut umnt endst ocome(From Sept embert oOct ober). Wi nt ert endst ocome(From November,December,January,t o February). Publ i shedannualsunshi nel evel saremoret han8hrsadayi nFes, MarrakechandOuarzazat ewi t haveraget emperat uresabove21 c Currency TheMoroccanDi rham cannotbeexpor t edori mpor t ed.Onarri val currencycanbeexchangedi nt heai rpor t .CashandTravel ersCheques canbeexchangedatanybankandt herei sanet workofATMs– ret ai n yourt ransact i onrecei pt sast heyarerequi redwhenconver t i ngmoney backi nt oSt erl i ng,Euroset c
Cl ot hi ng Dr essr espect f ul l yi fyoudonotwi sht oat t r actundueat t ent i on.I n summer ,l oosecl ot hi ngi scomf or t abl ei nt heheatandwhen t r avel l i ng.I nspr i ng& aut umn,awar mf l eecei sneededf orchi l l y eveni ngs,andi nwi nt er ,war m cl ot hi ngi sessent i al .I nl ar geci t i es suchasCasabl anca, Rabat,Mar r akech,FesorAgadi r , Mor occansdr essasf ashi onabl yast heywoul donHi ghSt r eeti n Eur opeal t hough,i ncont r as t ,youwi l lal soseewomen t r adi t i onal l ydr essedi n“der r a“(hoodl i kescar ft hatcover sal l hai randi st i edunderchi n)and“j el l aba”(l ong-sl eeved, ankl e-l engt h,f l owi ngdr ess).I nr ur alar easwomenusual l ywear t r adi t i onalcl ot hesandyouar eencour agedt odr essmor e conser vat i vel ywhent our i ng.Al t hought her ei snoneedt oover do t hedr esscode,andi t ’ sunnecessar yt owearascar forvei l , shor tski r t sandt i ghtcl ot hesar el i kel yt oat t r actmor eat t ent i on t hanyoumayf eelcomf or t abl ewi t h. Checkoutt hesel i nksf ormor ei nf or mat i on: AboutMor occoi nGener al: ht t p: //www. vi si t mor occo. com/i ndex. php/f r e/ ht t p: //www. ever yt hi ng-mor occan. com/ ht t p: //www. t r avel -expl or at i on. com/ AboutTr ai nschedul esandf ar es: ht t p: //www. oncf . ma/Pages/Accuei l . aspx
Casabl anca (MoroccanArabi c pronunci at i on:[ ka za bl a nka ] ,i t meanst he" W hi t ehouse" )i st he l arges tci t yofMorocco.I ti sl ocat edi n wes t ernMoroccoont heAt l ant i cOcean.I t i st hel arges tci t yi nMorocco,andoneof t hel arges tandmos ti mpor t antci t i esi n Af ri ca,bot heconomi cal l yand demographi cal l y. Casabl ancai sMorocco' schi efpor tand i ndus t ri alcent er.The201 2 census,adj us t ed wi t hrecentnumbers,recordedapopul at i on ofabout4 mi l l i oni nt hepref ect ureof Casabl ancaandabout5 mi l l i oni nt he regi onofGrandCasabl anca. Casabl ancai sconsi deredt he economi candbusi nesscent erof Morocco,whi l et hepol i t i cal capi t alci t yofMorocco i sRabat .
MOSQUEOFHASSAN I I Compl et edi n1 993 af t ersi xyearsof workbymoret han30, 000 craf t smen, i t spropor t i onsaret ot al i t ari an.I t s 200-met remi nareti st heworl d' st al l es t andi nareaonl yt hemosqueatMeccai s bi gger.
BOULEVARD D' ANFA Thi swi de,pal m-f r i ngedavenuei smeantf orsl ow cr ui si ng.Thesi des t r eet sar oundher ear er api dl y f i l l i ngwi t hFr enchbr andnamessuchasCar r ĂŠBl anc andchi l dr en' ss t or eSer gentMaj or .Thet ar getmar ket f ort hesehi gh-endbout i quesands t or esl i vesouti n t hewes t er nsubur bs,not abl yAnf a,wher et hecool , cl eanl i nesofDecovi l l asar ej us tvi si bl eabovet he i mmacul at el ymani cur edhedger ows.I ti sl i ket he Bever l yHi l l sofMor occo,butwi t hbet t erar chi t ect ur e.
ARTEA BEAUTEAU 9 Thi si sagorgeoust wo-s t oreyvi l l a,whi ch hasbeenconver t edi nt oabeaut ycent re andar tgal l ery,whereabs t ract sofarrows andspi ral scompet ewi t hmi rrorsf ort he at t ent i onsofpamperedCasabl ancan madams.OwnerSai dTl emcanipl anst o expor tt heconceptt oNew York.
CATHEDRALEDU SACRECOEUR Desi gnedbyPaulTournoni n1 930 and bequeat hedt ot heci t ybyt heVat i can.Beref t off urni shi ngs,t hei nt eri ori sasoari ng, skel et alspacewi t h40 ri b-l i kecol umns.At presentt hecat hedralservesasagl ori f i ed vi l l agehal lpl ayi nghos tt ot emporaryar t exhi bi t i onsandcraf tf ai rs. RI CK' S CAFE i lCasabl ancaget sar ecogni sed' Ar tDecodi s t r i ct ' Unt ofi t sown,t her e' st hatot herbi toff auxher i t aget o t r adeon,sowel comet oRi ck' sCaf ĂŠ.Kat hyKr i ger ,a f or mercommer ci alcounci l l orwi t ht hel ocalUS consul at e,i nves t edi nahar bour si depr oper t yont he edgeoft heol dMedi naandt ur nedi ti nt oahomaget o Casabl anca.Nomat t ert hatRi ck' sCaf ĂŠneverexi s t ed andt hatt hewhol ef i l m wasshoti nBur bank.Theset s wer e,however ,cons t r uct edwi t hr ef er encet o t housandsofphot ogr aphst akeni nCasabl anca;Kr i ger t ur nedt osi mi l arsour cemat er i alf orhel pi ncr eat i ng t hei nt er i or sofherbar -r esr aur ant .
MARCHECENTRAL Eachday,att heMarcheCent ral ,apar tof t hemorni ng' scat chi sl ai doutf orsal e.I n t heareaaroundhereyou' l lf i ndl andmarks suchast heHot elTransat l ant i que,bui l ti n 1 922,andt heRi al t oci nema,dat i ngf rom ei ghtyearsl at er,whi ch,aswel las screeni ngmovi es,washos tt omusi cals t ars i ncl udi ngEdi t hPi afandJosephi neBaker.
Casabl ancai saci t yi nwes t er nMor occo,whi chi sknownt obet he capi t alofGr eatCasabl ancar egi on.I nSpani sh,t hewor d Casabl ancameans“ W hi t eHouse” .Theci t yi sknownt obet he l ar ges tci t yi nMor occo.Casabl ancahasi t schi efpor tandi t soneof t hewor l d’ sl ar ges tar t i f i ci alpor t s.Manyt endt ot hi nkt hat Casabl ancai st hecapi t alofMor occobutt hi si sf al se!Thecapi t alof Mor occoi sRabat .I t ’ sani nt er es t i ngf actt oknow t hatCasabl ancai s t hesi xt hl ar ges tci t yi nAf r i ca.Al lsor t sofmoder neconomysect or s andi ndus t r i esar ebasi cal l yl ocat edi nandar oundCasabl ancaand havemanyi nt er nat i onali ndus t r i esbasedi nMor occo. Thear eawhi chi st odayCasabl ancawasf oundedandset t l edby Ber ber sbyatl eas tt he7t hcent ur yBC. I twasusedasapor tbyt he Phoeni ci ansandl at ert heRomans. I nhi sbookW asf Af r i qui a(Af r i ca’ sDescr i pt i on),Al -Hassanal -W azzanr ef er st o anci entCasabl ancaas" Anf a" ,agr eatci t ywhi chwasf oundedby t heBer berki ngdom ofBar ghawat ai n744 AD.Hebel i eved Casabl ancat ohavebeent hemos t" pr osper ousci t yont heAt l ant i c coas tbecauseofi t sf er t i l el and. " Thei ndependentBer berki ngdom ofBar ghawat ai nt hear eaar osear ound744 AD,andcont i nued unt i li twasconquer edbyt heAl mor avi dsi n1 068. Today’ spr operci t ypopul at i onofCasabl ancai sabout3, 31 2, 000 andt hemet r ohasapopul at i onof9, 239, 805 (201 3).Theci t yi s l ocat edat1 7 met er s,55 f eetandhasGMT Ti mezone.Casabl anca hasaver ymi l dMedi t er r aneancl i mat e;Casabl anca' scl i mat ei s s t r ongl yi nf l uencedbyt hecoolcur r ent soft heAt l ant i cOceanwhi ch t endst omoder at et emper at ur eswi ngsandpr oducear emar kabl y mi l dcl i mat ewi t hl i t t l eseasonalt emper at ur evar i at i onandal ackof ext r emeheatandcol d.Rai nf al li snegl i gi bl ef r om Mayt oSept ember , butf ort her es toft heyeari ti sadequat ef orr ai n-f edf ar mi ng. Casabl ancai st hei dealpl acet oenj oyl i f e,wi t hi t svar i ous des t i nat i onofRes t aur ant s,Mal l s,Cof f eeshops,Ci nemas,t heat er , di scos,beach, …et c.
TheLat i ni zed nameoft heci t yi sa Por t ugueseword combi nat i onmeani ng" W hi t e house"(branca" whi t e" ,casa " house" ).ThemodernSpani sh versi onoft henamecamel at er.The ci t yi snow ni cknamedCasabymany l ocal s. Legal l yspeaki ng,Anf ai sapref ect ure (adi s t ri ct )wi t hhal fami l l i onci t y i nhabi t ant s,andt husi spar tof GrandCasabl ancaregi on.Anf a i sgeneral l yconsi deredast he " ori gi nalci t y"or" ol dci t y" ofCasabl anca.
AI ESEC LocalCommi t t eeANFA,t heonl yAI ESEC of f i cei n Casabl anca,hasbeenact i vesi nce2005;weorgani zed severalproj ect sandevent s.W earemoret han1 60 s t udent ss t udyi ngi nvari ousi ns t i t ut i onsofhi ghereducat i on, ands t ri vi ngt oservet hei rsoci et ybyt hepract i cal appl i cat i onoft heoret i calknowl edgei mpar t edt ot hem duri ngt hei runi versi t ys t udi es. Theof f i ceofAI ESEC ANFA i sESI G (I nt ernat i onalhi gh schoolofManagement )
ESEC ANFA hasexperi encedt remendousgrowt hover AI t hel as tt woyearst hankst ot hededi cat i onand unparal l el edongoi ngcommi t mentofal li t smembers. Today,moremat uret hanever,havi ngqual i t ymembers andqual i t yprograms,weproudl yposi t i onoursel vesas1 s t choi cepar t ner.
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