Name

The full Arabic name Al-Mamlaka al-Maghribiya translates to “The Western Kingdom.” Al-Maghrib (meaning “The West”) is commonly used. For historical references, medieval Arab historians and geographers used to refer to Morocco as Al-Maghrib al Aqşá (“The Farthest West”), disambiguating it from neighboring historical regions called al-Maghrib al Awsat (“The Middle West”, Algeria) and al-Maghrib al Adna (“The Nearest West”, Tunisia).

The Latinized name “Morocco” originates from medieval Latin “Morroch,” which referred to the name of the former Almoravid and Almohad capital, Marrakech.^[5] The Persians straightforwardly call it “Marrakech”while the Turks call it “Fas” which comes from the ancient Idrisid and Marinid capital, Fès.

The word “Marrakech” is presumably derived from the Berber word Mur-Akush meaning Land of God.