Morocco–Qatar relations humanitarian aid to Qatar, which had been banned from using the land, air and sea routes belonging to several of its neighboring countries. Qatar maintains an embassy in Morocco's capital city Rabat. Morocco has an embassy in Doha, Qatar. King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who assumed power in 1999, made his first official visit to Qatar in June 2002. Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani made his first visit to Morocco in October 2002. In July 2005, he traveled to Morocco for an official two-day visit. After Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani successfully deposed his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani in
Morocco "The Middle West") and "" (, meaning "The Nearest West"). The basis of Morocco's English name is Marrakesh, its capital under the Almoravid dynasty and Almohad Caliphate. The origin of the name Marrakesh is disputed, but is most likely from the Berber words "amur (n) akush" (ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ) or "Land of God". The modern Berber name for Marrakesh is "Mṛṛakc" (in the Berber Latin script). In Turkish, Morocco is known as "Fas", a name derived from its ancient capital of Fes. However, this was not the case in other parts of the Islamic world: until the middle of the