Territorial change of Morocco

“Morocco” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1670 to 2024. Its territory was largest in AD 1969 – 1975, at ≈ 407 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1670 – 1686≈ 384 thousand km²
AD 1687 – 1740≈ 385 thousand km²
AD 1741 – 1768≈ 385 thousand km²
AD 1769 – 1841≈ 388 thousand km²
AD 1842 – 1845≈ 387 thousand km²
AD 1846 – 1860≈ 388 thousand km²
AD 1861 – 1869≈ 387 thousand km²
AD 1870 – 1884≈ 386 thousand km²
AD 1885 – 1889≈ 358 thousand km²
AD 1890 – 1904≈ 358 thousand km²
AD 1905 – 1911≈ 358 thousand km²
AD 1956 – 1957≈ 380 thousand km²
AD 1958 – 1968≈ 406 thousand km²
AD 1969 – 1975≈ 407 thousand km²
AD 1976 – 2023≈ 406 thousand km²
AD 2024 – 2024≈ 406 thousand km²
AD 1670AD 2024

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1969 – 1975 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1670≈ 384 thousand km²24 of 117
AD 1673≈ 384 thousand km²25 of 117
AD 1677≈ 384 thousand km²25 of 116
AD 1683≈ 384 thousand km²23 of 117
AD 1687≈ 385 thousand km²23 of 113
AD 1691≈ 385 thousand km²25 of 111
AD 1696≈ 385 thousand km²24 of 108
AD 1700≈ 385 thousand km²23 of 107
AD 1702≈ 385 thousand km²22 of 109
AD 1706≈ 385 thousand km²22 of 114
AD 1709≈ 385 thousand km²21 of 120
AD 1713≈ 385 thousand km²22 of 123
AD 1718≈ 385 thousand km²23 of 124
AD 1721≈ 385 thousand km²23 of 125
AD 1727≈ 385 thousand km²22 of 128
AD 1734≈ 385 thousand km²23 of 132
AD 1738≈ 385 thousand km²22 of 125
AD 1741≈ 385 thousand km²21 of 125
AD 1744≈ 385 thousand km²21 of 129
AD 1748≈ 385 thousand km²23 of 132
AD 1752≈ 385 thousand km²24 of 132
AD 1757≈ 385 thousand km²23 of 132
AD 1762≈ 385 thousand km²23 of 131
AD 1763≈ 385 thousand km²23 of 132
AD 1769≈ 388 thousand km²21 of 128
AD 1772≈ 388 thousand km²21 of 127
AD 1775≈ 388 thousand km²21 of 132
AD 1776≈ 388 thousand km²22 of 132
AD 1778≈ 388 thousand km²22 of 131
AD 1780≈ 388 thousand km²22 of 131
AD 1781≈ 388 thousand km²22 of 131
AD 1783≈ 388 thousand km²22 of 130
AD 1788≈ 388 thousand km²23 of 129
AD 1791≈ 388 thousand km²25 of 128
AD 1792≈ 388 thousand km²24 of 130
AD 1794≈ 388 thousand km²22 of 125
AD 1796≈ 388 thousand km²23 of 124
AD 1797≈ 388 thousand km²23 of 125
AD 1799≈ 388 thousand km²23 of 124
AD 1800≈ 388 thousand km²23 of 123
AD 1803≈ 388 thousand km²23 of 123
AD 1805≈ 388 thousand km²24 of 125
AD 1806≈ 388 thousand km²24 of 138
AD 1807≈ 388 thousand km²24 of 132
AD 1809≈ 388 thousand km²23 of 131
AD 1811≈ 388 thousand km²26 of 131
AD 1812≈ 388 thousand km²25 of 133
AD 1814≈ 388 thousand km²26 of 142
AD 1815≈ 388 thousand km²27 of 139
AD 1820≈ 388 thousand km²24 of 148
AD 1822≈ 388 thousand km²28 of 147
AD 1824≈ 388 thousand km²30 of 148
AD 1825≈ 388 thousand km²31 of 150
AD 1828≈ 388 thousand km²32 of 144
AD 1830≈ 388 thousand km²32 of 143
AD 1834≈ 388 thousand km²34 of 143
AD 1836≈ 388 thousand km²34 of 145
AD 1840≈ 388 thousand km²35 of 155
AD 1842≈ 387 thousand km²36 of 156
AD 1846≈ 388 thousand km²33 of 152
AD 1848≈ 388 thousand km²32 of 147
AD 1849≈ 388 thousand km²32 of 144
AD 1853≈ 388 thousand km²32 of 144
AD 1856≈ 388 thousand km²33 of 149
AD 1857≈ 388 thousand km²33 of 150
AD 1859≈ 388 thousand km²34 of 146
AD 1860≈ 388 thousand km²34 of 142
AD 1861≈ 387 thousand km²35 of 140
AD 1862≈ 387 thousand km²35 of 138
AD 1863≈ 387 thousand km²35 of 139
AD 1864≈ 387 thousand km²33 of 139
AD 1865≈ 387 thousand km²33 of 139
AD 1866≈ 387 thousand km²33 of 133
AD 1868≈ 387 thousand km²31 of 134
AD 1870≈ 386 thousand km²33 of 132
AD 1871≈ 386 thousand km²33 of 113
AD 1873≈ 386 thousand km²31 of 108
AD 1877≈ 386 thousand km²31 of 104
AD 1880≈ 386 thousand km²32 of 104
AD 1884≈ 386 thousand km²32 of 105
AD 1885≈ 358 thousand km²33 of 101
AD 1890≈ 358 thousand km²37 of 99
AD 1895≈ 358 thousand km²39 of 90
AD 1898≈ 358 thousand km²38 of 87
AD 1900≈ 358 thousand km²38 of 84
AD 1905≈ 358 thousand km²38 of 83
AD 1908≈ 358 thousand km²38 of 79
AD 1911≈ 358 thousand km²38 of 76
AD 1956≈ 380 thousand km²45 of 103
AD 1958≈ 406 thousand km²43 of 101
AD 1960≈ 406 thousand km²47 of 107
AD 1961≈ 406 thousand km²52 of 122
AD 1962≈ 406 thousand km²52 of 122
AD 1963≈ 406 thousand km²53 of 129
AD 1967≈ 406 thousand km²55 of 140
AD 1969≈ 407 thousand km²54 of 145
AD 1973≈ 407 thousand km²54 of 152
AD 1974≈ 407 thousand km²54 of 152
AD 1976≈ 406 thousand km²55 of 157
AD 1979≈ 406 thousand km²55 of 161
AD 1983≈ 406 thousand km²55 of 162
AD 1987≈ 406 thousand km²55 of 164
AD 1990≈ 406 thousand km²57 of 164
AD 1991≈ 406 thousand km²57 of 164
AD 1992≈ 406 thousand km²61 of 185
AD 1996≈ 406 thousand km²61 of 186
AD 2000≈ 406 thousand km²61 of 188
AD 2006≈ 406 thousand km²60 of 187
AD 2008≈ 406 thousand km²60 of 187
AD 2011≈ 406 thousand km²60 of 187
AD 2014≈ 406 thousand km²62 of 191
AD 2022≈ 406 thousand km²62 of 191
AD 2024≈ 406 thousand km²61 of 191

Its highest rank was in AD 1769: number 128 of 21.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 2 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1912lostFrench Africa≈ 344 thousand km²
AD 1958gainedFrancoist Spain≈ 24 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Spanish protectorate in Morocco · French protectorate in Morocco · Spanish Sahara

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

Wikipedia (English) “Morocco”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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