We just learned about the country of Sudan.
Morocco is a country in Africa on the Northwest part of the continent, right on the Atlantic Ocean.
(from: wikipedia - morocco)
To eat in Morocco you might have couscous, which is a type of steamed wheat with meat and vegetables.
(from: wikipedia - moroccan cuisine)
A famous author named Leo Africanus was from Morocco. He wrote an important book about the geography of Northern Africa.
(from: wikipedia - leo africanus)
On the North part of Morocco, there is an area of land that comes very close to the South part of the country of Spain.
It is so close that on a clear day you can see across the water to the other country on the continent of Europe.
This water passage is called the Strait of Gibraltar, and it connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
(from: wikipedia - strait of gibraltar)
The highest mountain peak in North Africa is Toubkal in the Atlas Mountains.
(from: wikipedia - toubkal)
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