Following the deaths of some 2,900 Moroccans from the latest earthquake that hit Marrakesh, the North African nation lengthy identified for its breathtaking surroundings and recognition with vacationers is preventing again because it goes by way of a serious rebuilding course of.
The highly effective earthquake within the excessive Atlas Mountains that did such horrible harm to native villages and the historic city of Marrakesh was not the primary main quake in Morocco. In 1960, a 5.8 magnitude quake leveled the resort metropolis of Agadir, killing over 12,000 folks and leaving 35,000 homeless.
![Jemaa El Fna Square, Marrakesh, August 2023](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/2a946760-Image-1-–-Jemaa-El-Fna-Square-Marrakesh.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Jemaa el-Fna Sq. in Marrakesh, Morocco, August 2023. (Ilona Piasecki)
Every week after that catastrophe, King Mohammed of Morocco visited the location. He pledged that the city can be rebuilt by 1961.
Morocco is a well-liked vacationer vacation spot, and Marrakesh was thought-about by many to be the Jewel of this North African nation.
6.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE KILLS OVER 1,000 PEOPLE IN MOROCCO, RESCUE EFFORTS UNDERWAY
![El Badi Palace, Marrakesh. August 2023](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-2-El-Badi-Palace-Marrakesh.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
El Badi Palace in Marrakesh, Morocco, August 2023. (Ilona Piasecki)
It’s also a former imperial metropolis identified for its many palaces, gardens and mosques.
![The Kutubiyya Mosque, the largest mosque in Marrakesh. August 2023](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-3-The-Kutubiyya-Mosque.jpeg?ve=1&tl=1)
The Kutubiyya Mosque, the most important mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco, August 2023. (Ilona Piasecki)
Roughly a seven-hour flight from New York, the nation is situated simply throughout the Strait of Gibraltar and is definitely accessible from Europe.
Cruise ships and ferries sail from numerous European ports to Casablanca and Tangier.
MOROCCO DEATH TOLL RISES TO 2,000 AFTER RARE, DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES COUNTRY
![Rick's Café Casablanca in 2018](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-5-Ricks-Café-Casablanca.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Rick’s Café in Casablanca, Morocco, in 2018. (Danuta Hamlin)
Casablanca, after all, wants no introduction. It was made well-known in 1942 by an American movie starring Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, the proprietor of “Rick’s Café Américain.”
![Street Market in Casablanca, Morocco](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-6-Street-Market-in-Casablanca.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Avenue Market in Casablanca, Morocco. (Danuta Hamlin)
Vacationers benefit from the hustle and bustle of Casablanca’s avenue markets and eateries.
MOROCCO DEATH TOLL RISES AS SEARCH CONTINUES FOR SURVIVORS UNDER RUBBLE OF BUILDINGS THAT CRUMBLED
![The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-7-The-Hassan-II-Mosque-in-Casablanca.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. (Danuta Hamlin)
Nevertheless, an important web site in Casablanca, for locals in addition to guests, is the grand Hassan II Mosque. It’s the largest functioning mosque in Africa. It attracts large crowds, and it impresses each with its magnificence and its measurement.
![Tangier, a Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-8-Tangier-a-Moroccan-port.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Tangier, a Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar. (Danuta Hamlin)
The Port of Tangier, perched on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean is a singular metropolis, bearing a multicultural heritage.
![Tangier, Medina district](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-9-Tangier-Medina-district..jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Tangier, Medina district. (Danuta Hamlin)
Tangier leads tourists back in time by way of the maze of slender streets of its historic Medina and Casbah.
![Tangier, colorful streets of Casbah](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-10-–-Tangier-colorful-streets-of-Casbah.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Tangier, colourful streets of Casbah. (Danuta Hamlin)
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Settled close to the highest of Africa, Morocco is full of historic sites, however nonetheless susceptible to geological and climate-related hazards resembling earthquakes, flooding and drought. Sadly, exhausting instances have once more befallen this historical nation, this time hanging picturesque Marrakesh and its surrounding areas.
![A quiet evening in Marrakesh, August 2023](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-12-fox-evening-in-marrakesh.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
A quiet night in Marrakesh, Morocco, August 2023. (Danuta Hamlin)
Following the deaths of some 2,900 Moroccans from the latest earthquake that hit Marrakesh, the North African nation lengthy identified for its breathtaking surroundings and recognition with vacationers is preventing again because it goes by way of a serious rebuilding course of.
The highly effective earthquake within the excessive Atlas Mountains that did such horrible harm to native villages and the historic city of Marrakesh was not the primary main quake in Morocco. In 1960, a 5.8 magnitude quake leveled the resort metropolis of Agadir, killing over 12,000 folks and leaving 35,000 homeless.
![Jemaa El Fna Square, Marrakesh, August 2023](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/2a946760-Image-1-–-Jemaa-El-Fna-Square-Marrakesh.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Jemaa el-Fna Sq. in Marrakesh, Morocco, August 2023. (Ilona Piasecki)
Every week after that catastrophe, King Mohammed of Morocco visited the location. He pledged that the city can be rebuilt by 1961.
Morocco is a well-liked vacationer vacation spot, and Marrakesh was thought-about by many to be the Jewel of this North African nation.
6.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE KILLS OVER 1,000 PEOPLE IN MOROCCO, RESCUE EFFORTS UNDERWAY
![El Badi Palace, Marrakesh. August 2023](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-2-El-Badi-Palace-Marrakesh.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
El Badi Palace in Marrakesh, Morocco, August 2023. (Ilona Piasecki)
It’s also a former imperial metropolis identified for its many palaces, gardens and mosques.
![The Kutubiyya Mosque, the largest mosque in Marrakesh. August 2023](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-3-The-Kutubiyya-Mosque.jpeg?ve=1&tl=1)
The Kutubiyya Mosque, the most important mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco, August 2023. (Ilona Piasecki)
Roughly a seven-hour flight from New York, the nation is situated simply throughout the Strait of Gibraltar and is definitely accessible from Europe.
Cruise ships and ferries sail from numerous European ports to Casablanca and Tangier.
MOROCCO DEATH TOLL RISES TO 2,000 AFTER RARE, DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES COUNTRY
![Rick's Café Casablanca in 2018](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-5-Ricks-Café-Casablanca.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Rick’s Café in Casablanca, Morocco, in 2018. (Danuta Hamlin)
Casablanca, after all, wants no introduction. It was made well-known in 1942 by an American movie starring Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, the proprietor of “Rick’s Café Américain.”
![Street Market in Casablanca, Morocco](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-6-Street-Market-in-Casablanca.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Avenue Market in Casablanca, Morocco. (Danuta Hamlin)
Vacationers benefit from the hustle and bustle of Casablanca’s avenue markets and eateries.
MOROCCO DEATH TOLL RISES AS SEARCH CONTINUES FOR SURVIVORS UNDER RUBBLE OF BUILDINGS THAT CRUMBLED
![The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-7-The-Hassan-II-Mosque-in-Casablanca.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. (Danuta Hamlin)
Nevertheless, an important web site in Casablanca, for locals in addition to guests, is the grand Hassan II Mosque. It’s the largest functioning mosque in Africa. It attracts large crowds, and it impresses each with its magnificence and its measurement.
![Tangier, a Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-8-Tangier-a-Moroccan-port.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Tangier, a Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar. (Danuta Hamlin)
The Port of Tangier, perched on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean is a singular metropolis, bearing a multicultural heritage.
![Tangier, Medina district](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-9-Tangier-Medina-district..jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Tangier, Medina district. (Danuta Hamlin)
Tangier leads tourists back in time by way of the maze of slender streets of its historic Medina and Casbah.
![Tangier, colorful streets of Casbah](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-10-–-Tangier-colorful-streets-of-Casbah.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Tangier, colourful streets of Casbah. (Danuta Hamlin)
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Settled close to the highest of Africa, Morocco is full of historic sites, however nonetheless susceptible to geological and climate-related hazards resembling earthquakes, flooding and drought. Sadly, exhausting instances have once more befallen this historical nation, this time hanging picturesque Marrakesh and its surrounding areas.
![A quiet evening in Marrakesh, August 2023](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Image-12-fox-evening-in-marrakesh.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
A quiet night in Marrakesh, Morocco, August 2023. (Danuta Hamlin)