Imperial cities of Morocco his capital. Founded by the Almohad caliph Yaqub al-Mansur with the aim to make it his capital, the project was abandoned after he died and Marrakech remained the capital city. In the 18th century, Rabat was designated as an Imperial city by the Alaouite sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah, who built the Dar al-Makhzan palace, although he did not designate any city as his capital, moving continually between Rabat, Fez and Marrakech. Imperial cities of Morocco The imperial cities of Morocco are the four historical capital cities of Morocco: Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes and Rabat. Rabat is the current capital of Morocco.
Demographics of Morocco CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Nationality Population Age structure Median age Population growth rate Total fertility rate Birth rate Death rate Net migration rate Urbanization Sex ratio Infant mortality rate Life expectancy at birth "Definition:" age 10 and over can read and write "Total population:" 73.55% (2012) Demographics of Morocco This article is about the demographic features of the population of Morocco, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. The population of Morocco in 2014 is 33,848,242. The overwhelming majority of Moroccans are of Berber descent.