French protectorate in Morocco French protectorate in Morocco The French protectorate in Morocco (, ; ), also known as French Morocco (), was a territory established by the Treaty of Fez. It existed from 1912, when the protectorate was formally established, until independence and dissolution in 1956. It shared territory variously with the Spanish protectorate, established and dissolved the same years; its borders consisted of the area of Morocco between the "Corridor of Taza" and the Draa River, including sparse tribal lands, and the official capital was Rabat. Despite the weakness of its authority, the Alaouite dynasty distinguished itself in the 18th and 19th
Oriental (Morocco) Oriental (Morocco) Oriental (Berber: Tagmuḍant, ⵜⴰⴳⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏⵜ; Arabic: الشرق, "Ash-Sharq") is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, located in the eastern part of the country. It covers an area of 90,127 km² and has a population of 2,314,346 (2014 census). The capital and the largest city is Oujda, and the second largest city is Nador. The region includes 7 provinces and one prefecture. Mohamed Mhidia became wali (governor) of the region in 2015. A majority of the population of Oriental speak Moroccan Darija Arabic (86.2%) as a first or second language. A large minority speak the Rif-Berber language (38.4%) as