Morocco Pre-trip

Map of Northern Morocco showing the 3 cities we visited on this part of the trip.

Outside King Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. The boys in the picture give some sense of the scale of largest mosque in Morocco and all of Africa. It is the 7th largers mosque in the world.d

View of the minaret from the land side. It is the world's tallest minaret. This beautiful mosque was completed in 1991. It can accommodate 25,000 worshipers inside and 80,000 more outside. It cost more than $750 million, all of it paid by public money. It took 6 years and more than 6,000 craftsmen to build.

An example of the beautiful workmanship. The woman on the cell phone helps to show the scale of the mosque.

The beautiful interior of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.

The beautiful interior of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.

The beautiful interior of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.

The beautiful interior of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.

The beautiful interior of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.

First view of Chefchaouen with the Rif Mountains in the background.

The Rif Mountains just outside Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen Square at night.

Another night view of Chefchaouen Square at night.

Chefchaouen. The Kasbah.

Chefchaouen is known for its beautiful blue buildings. It was founded in 1471. Many Jews settled here after the Spanish Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand of Aragon issue dAlhambra Decree expelling Jews from Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon in 1492.

A view of the Rif Mountains through one of the narrow streets in old Chefchaouen.