Africa . ed with approxi-mate estimates, both for the area of the country and thenumber of its inhabitants. The area of Marocco is given by Eohlfs as 256,000square miles, or a fourth part larger than France, and itspopulation at 6,500,000. It forms a Mohammedan sul-tanate, the Arabic name of which is Maghreb-el-Aksa, the far west, and the sultan, to whom we usually assignthe title of emperor, would seem to be about the mostabsolute of reigning sovereigns. Little is known of theinternal political relations, nor do they seem to possessany great interest for strangers. The country is divided into

---

Africa . ed with approxi-mate estimates, both for the area of the country and thenumber of its inhabitants. The area of Marocco is given by Eohlfs as 256,000square miles, or a fourth part larger than France, and itspopulation at 6,500,000. It forms a Mohammedan sul-tanate, the Arabic name of which is Maghreb-el-Aksa, the far west, and the sultan, to whom we usually assignthe title of emperor, would seem to be about the mostabsolute of reigning sovereigns. Little is known of theinternal political relations, nor do they seem to possessany great interest for strangers. The country is divided into a number of governments,of which some, however, are never visited by the fact the river Sebu forms the northern limit, beyondwhich he never passes except in time of war. The threecities of Fez, Marocco, and Mequinez, where he keepscourt alternately, as well as the double city of Saleh-Eabat, by which he passes on his way from Fez toMarocco, are all situated south of that river. braltj :, ^,. \lWoranI. ^ :/;//.v,,7i; WWJ8& W«Mju}st& 5t&pi hiutrriiffih/ii- \ i/-i7/,•,, ** mi;is$r

---

Size: 1772px × 1410px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookauthorkeaneaha, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookyear1878