Practical and very important information about Morocco before visiting!
Timing:
Like countries like Portugal and Britain, Morocco lives in UTC. It passes to DST at the end of March by adding 60 minutes to the clock. With the exception of the month of Ramadan if coincided with the summer, where the extra hour is omitted to match working hours and working hours with the times of prayers and requirements of the holy month. Immediately after Ramadan, summertime is restored until October.
Electricity:
All lighting sockets, in all facilities, motels and public places have "220 volts" to meet international standards. Therefore, no need to provide an electric tension adjustment device.
On the other hand, there may be a problem with some rural areas, particularly remote ones, which provide electricity through mass generators operated by local communities. You may experience an "over current" problem that could damage your devices, such as a computer or phone while charging. Therefore, we recommend that you use caution and use tension.
In addition, in such areas, you should wait for the night to charge your devices' batteries, which is when generators are running.
Working Hours of Important Public Utilities:
- Currency exchange offices: In principle, the currency exchange offices remain open every day of the week (except occasionally in the afternoon on Sunday) and their working hours are very flexible and long.
- Banks: Times of banks are less flexible. Remain open from Monday to Friday from 8 and 15 minutes to 4 pm. During Ramadan, it is open from 9 and 15 minutes to 2:30 pm. Sometimes, with a simple stop on Fridays during prayer time.
- Shops: Shops remain open in the summer for late hours, until 11:00 or 12 at night. Its doors open relatively early, and the timing varies from store to shop. In winter, it is only 10 pm at most, rarely.
On Fridays, shops close during prayer times and open again as the afternoon approaches.
Shops for tourists, which are located in tourist centers, remain open for very late times. The vendors try as much as possible to fit their working hours to the routine of tourists who are their first source of income.
- Post centers:
It is open from Monday to Friday, from 8 to 4 and 15 minutes after the demise, and on Fridays, the service lacks something during prayer time. Sometimes it may work on Saturdays from 8 to 12 meridians, or from 9 to one after meridian.
In Ramadan, the timing is adopted, from 9 to 3 after the demise.
Languages :
- Arabic: Includes Classical Arabic in which administrative, legal and official transactions are conducted. Then, Moroccan rolling stock, and vary from region to region. The Moroccan dialect draws several words directly from French and Spanish
Amazigh. It is a mixture of several languages, which makes it difficult to understand by our Arab brothers.
- Amazigh: circulated in many regions of Morocco: Atlas, Sousse, and the Rif. Like Arabic and Hebrew, Amazigh is a Semitic language. There are many areas in Morocco that speak only Amazigh, especially in rural areas with a majority of Amazigh.
- French
Widely used in schools and universities, mainly by private companies. It is the language of daily circulation, and the language used in communication and editing documents. Morocco is one of the most proficient countries in the world, especially the French. It is the second language in Morocco.
- Spanish:
Due to the colonization of the northern regions by the Spaniards, the inhabitants of the Spanish region are often fluent, especially those who have lived through the colonial, or their children. However, their use is very limited compared to French.
Phone and Internet:
- International numbering: 212+. The phone number consists of nine digits.
- Public telephones: Like the rest of the world, public telephones gradually disappear from Morocco and there is difficulty in accessing them.
Mobile service: You can use your mobile phone using an international card from your country if there is an agreement with Morocco. A new chip can cost up to AED 30. They are activated within hours, after taking the necessary identification documents.
- Internet: There are still some Internet cafes, although few. You can also access the Internet in the cafes, and there are those who have high-throughput Internet. Therefore, if you are looking for high-speed internet, you should choose the coffee shop carefully. Most hotels also offer Internet access as an additional service.
Like countries like Portugal and Britain, Morocco lives in UTC. It passes to DST at the end of March by adding 60 minutes to the clock. With the exception of the month of Ramadan if coincided with the summer, where the extra hour is omitted to match working hours and working hours with the times of prayers and requirements of the holy month. Immediately after Ramadan, summertime is restored until October.
Electricity:
All lighting sockets, in all facilities, motels and public places have "220 volts" to meet international standards. Therefore, no need to provide an electric tension adjustment device.
On the other hand, there may be a problem with some rural areas, particularly remote ones, which provide electricity through mass generators operated by local communities. You may experience an "over current" problem that could damage your devices, such as a computer or phone while charging. Therefore, we recommend that you use caution and use tension.
In addition, in such areas, you should wait for the night to charge your devices' batteries, which is when generators are running.
Working Hours of Important Public Utilities:
- Currency exchange offices: In principle, the currency exchange offices remain open every day of the week (except occasionally in the afternoon on Sunday) and their working hours are very flexible and long.
- Banks: Times of banks are less flexible. Remain open from Monday to Friday from 8 and 15 minutes to 4 pm. During Ramadan, it is open from 9 and 15 minutes to 2:30 pm. Sometimes, with a simple stop on Fridays during prayer time.
- Shops: Shops remain open in the summer for late hours, until 11:00 or 12 at night. Its doors open relatively early, and the timing varies from store to shop. In winter, it is only 10 pm at most, rarely.
On Fridays, shops close during prayer times and open again as the afternoon approaches.
Shops for tourists, which are located in tourist centers, remain open for very late times. The vendors try as much as possible to fit their working hours to the routine of tourists who are their first source of income.
- Post centers:
It is open from Monday to Friday, from 8 to 4 and 15 minutes after the demise, and on Fridays, the service lacks something during prayer time. Sometimes it may work on Saturdays from 8 to 12 meridians, or from 9 to one after meridian.
In Ramadan, the timing is adopted, from 9 to 3 after the demise.
Languages :
- Arabic: Includes Classical Arabic in which administrative, legal and official transactions are conducted. Then, Moroccan rolling stock, and vary from region to region. The Moroccan dialect draws several words directly from French and Spanish
Amazigh. It is a mixture of several languages, which makes it difficult to understand by our Arab brothers.
- Amazigh: circulated in many regions of Morocco: Atlas, Sousse, and the Rif. Like Arabic and Hebrew, Amazigh is a Semitic language. There are many areas in Morocco that speak only Amazigh, especially in rural areas with a majority of Amazigh.
- French
Widely used in schools and universities, mainly by private companies. It is the language of daily circulation, and the language used in communication and editing documents. Morocco is one of the most proficient countries in the world, especially the French. It is the second language in Morocco.
- Spanish:
Due to the colonization of the northern regions by the Spaniards, the inhabitants of the Spanish region are often fluent, especially those who have lived through the colonial, or their children. However, their use is very limited compared to French.
Phone and Internet:
- International numbering: 212+. The phone number consists of nine digits.
- Public telephones: Like the rest of the world, public telephones gradually disappear from Morocco and there is difficulty in accessing them.
Mobile service: You can use your mobile phone using an international card from your country if there is an agreement with Morocco. A new chip can cost up to AED 30. They are activated within hours, after taking the necessary identification documents.
- Internet: There are still some Internet cafes, although few. You can also access the Internet in the cafes, and there are those who have high-throughput Internet. Therefore, if you are looking for high-speed internet, you should choose the coffee shop carefully. Most hotels also offer Internet access as an additional service.