The Jewish cemetery of Errachidia is home to three Jewish saints, namely Rabbi Yahia Lahlou, Rabbi Moul Tria and Rabbi Moul Sedra. Each one of them has a story to tell.
A recent study has revealed that all modern humans originated from Botswana. The findings come as Morocco was referred to as the cradle of humanity in 2017, being home to the oldest Homo sapiens fossils.
In 1881, Sultan Moulay El Hassan introduced the «Hassani rial» as a modern coinage for Moroccans. When French took control of Morocco «franc» replaced «rial». The latter was also replaced by «Moroccan dirham» when the Kingdom broke free from the French.