Maghreb
| Conventional short name: | |
| Local: | المغرب al-Maghreb |
| English: | Maghreb |
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| Capital: | Marrakesh |
| Largest: | Casablanca |
| Other: | Fez, Essaouira, Tangier |
Maghreb is a country in northwestern Africa.
History
The Maghreb today was formed out of the former French Morocco, the parts of Castilian Morocco not part of Castilian West Africa, the parts of Aragonese Morocco not part of Melilla and Oran, and the former French colony of Mauritanie. The Maghreb's proper name is the Caliphate of the Maghreb. Inside the country operate several anti-government forces united under the banner of Les Forces de Liberations Africaines du Maghreb - African Liberation Forces of the Maghreb.
Between 1920 and 1926 there existed a state within the territory of today's Maghreb called the Republic of Er-Rif.
Geography
Borders
North: Ceuta, Melilla, Oran, Algeria, Mediterranean Sea.
West: Castilian West Africa, Atlantic Ocean.
South: Mali, Libya.
East: Tunisia (Two Sicilies).
FLAM (Forces de Liberations Africains de Maghreb) is comprised of several separate anti-government groups in a loose association. This flag has been seen outside Maghreb used by opponents of the Caliphate, including at the office of the Free Maghreb Movement in Lagos, Gold Coast.
