Southern Morocco
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Conference on "Sufism in Southern Morocco" to start
; ...conference on "Sufism in southern Morocco", which will be held in Tiznit...the history of Sufism in southern Morocco, its origins and its characteristics...the centers of Sufism in southern Morocco and the prominent names of...
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SUBTLE SOUTH REVEALS ITSELF - OUTSIDERS ARE BUYING UP THE KASBAHS
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MOROCCO: "TAGZOUT" TOURISM PROJECT - OUTLOOK.($2 bn marina resort in Aghadir, southern Morocco)(Government Activity)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
; ...each lasting three years. The Saudi Dallah Al-Baraka Group is building the 680-hectare resort in Aghadir, southern Morocco. The marina will have modern swimming and leisure facilities and 24,000 rooms. The resort will create 50...
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Six die in ravine crash.(News)
; A tourist van fell down a ravine along an icy road in southern Morocco, killing six French people and injuring four others. The accident took place late on Sunday near the Tichka Pass, on a treacherous road linking the town of Ouarzazate to Zagora.
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ERRATUM
; ...included species from Lower and Middle Devonian strata of southern Morocco. Journal of Paleontology, 81: 352-367. Due to the revised...Devonian Timrhanrhart Formation, Jbel Gara el Zguilma, southern Morocco. Palaeontographica Canadiana, 25:1-177. 6. Any time that...
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50 bodies of King Hassan II opponents discovered in southern Morocco
; The bodies of 50 opponents of former Moroccan King Hassan II were discovered on Sunday in graves in southern Morocco by a Moroccan human rights group. According to the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER), the group which made the discovery...
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Eighty years later--in its sixth edition
; ...the need for a "first aide" for those who read. Now in its sixth edition, it continues to serve the purposes for which it was conceived...more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references, the current sixth edition is among the most complete and up-- to-date encyclopedia...
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MOROCCO: OPERATORS BID FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SEA RESORTS IN MOROCCO.
; ...placed bids for the construction and development of five sea resorts in Morocco. The sear resorts are located in Guelmim (southern Morocco), Al-Jadida (250 km south of Rabat), Essaouira (450 south of Rabbat), Larach (northern-western Morocco) and Saidia (on...
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French driver killed in Sahara minefield
; ...Frenchman involved in the Granada-Dakar Rally was killed yesterday when his lorry hit a mine close to the rally route in southern Morocco. Laurent Gueguen, who was driving a support truck for the Citroen team, was said to have veered from the route cleared...
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Morocco in focus: the ToPsat micro-satellite program is providing high resolution at lower cost.
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