What I've learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0246

12251.  The ski resort town of Ifrane was built by the French in the 1930s.  It was founded in 1929 and was designed to look like a Swiss village with high-pitched roofs and chalet-style buildings.  Ifrane was conceived as a “hill station” or colonial settlement for French families during the protectorate era.  It’s becoming known as Africa’s “Little Switzerland;”

12252.  Ifrane is also home to Al Akhawayn University;

12253.  Apparently, the monkeys in the Atlas Mountains are the same kind of monkeys in Gibraltar;

12254.  There are turkeys in Morocco;

12255.  There are a lot of feral/wild dogs in the Atlas Mountains;

12256.  In Morocco, religion and politics are separate;

12257.  In Morocco, religion is considered private between you and God;

12258.  In Morocco, the government owns the forests and the tribes have rights to the grasslands;

12259.  There are cedar, oak and juniper trees in the Middle Atlas Mountains;

12260.  In Morocco, it costs between 10,000 to 15,000 dirhams (i.e., $1,000.00 USD to $1,600.00 USD) for a mule;

12261.  In Morocco, “kasbah” means “fortress” or “large house;”

12262.  There are 4 watchtowers in a kasbah; one in each corner;

12263.  “Riad” means “garden;”

12264.  Riads have a central courtyard with a garden and fountain;

12265.  “Dar” means “house;”

12266.  In Morocco, most of the highways are (only) 2 lanes;

12267.  In Morocco, lamb/sheep meat (generally) costs more than goat( meat);

12268.  “Sudan” means “land of the blacks” in Arabic;

12269.  Supposedly, the white camels in Morocco are from Algeria and Mali;

12270.  Supposedly, the white camels in Morocco are faster and cheaper( than the brown and black camels);

12271.  Supposedly, the brown and black camels in Morocco are from Morocco and are stronger and more expensive( than the white camels);

12272.  The Sahara (Desert) is getting bigger every year;

12273.  The Sahara is the 3^rd largest desert in the world;

12274.  The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world;

12275.  The Sahara covers 9.2 million sq km (i.e., 3.6 million sq mi);

12276.  Apparently, if it gets windy in the Sahara( Desert), you should stay/stick with the locals and the camels;

12277.  There is a ban on desert camps in the Merzouga region of the Sahara( for environmental reasons), resulting in no (desert) camps in the middle of the desert and only camps on the (outer) edges( of the Sahara);

12278.  I can say I’ve ridden a camel in the Sahara( Desert);

12279.  I can I've been glamping in the Sahara( Desert);

12280.  Getting a hand job in the Sahara( Desert), while glamping . . . check . . . a blowjob . . . (double) check . . . sex . . . (triple) check;

12281.  Apparently, it’s very windy in the Sahara (Desert) at night;

12282.  When glamping, you should get the tents closer to the front.  Apparently, the water will be hotter;

12283.  Apparently, camels can carry people at the age of 7;

12284.  In Morocco, camels can live for 25 years;

12285.  Apparently, date (palm) trees begin to bear fruit between 4 and 8 years after planting;

12286.  Date (palm) trees can live for 100 years;

12287.  In Morocco, there’s a popular avocado smoothie called ZaaZaa.  It’s mainly avocado blended with milk and sweetened with dates, honey or sugar.  It’s typically served in layers including sliced fruit (like bananas and kiwi), syrups (such as chocolate, caramel or strawberry), nuts (such as almonds, cashews, pistachios and walnuts), treats (like crushed Oreos or pieces of Kit Kat bars) and whipped cream;

12288.  You can use compressed air to dust yourself off and your scooter/motorcycle;

12289.  In Morocco, children in the countryside typically go to school Monday through Saturday for 4 hours/day either in the mornings or afternoons or a combination thereof.  Children in the cities typically go to school Monday through Friday for 4 hours/day for both the mornings and (the) afternoons;

12290.  In the Sahara region of Morocco, if a woman wears a sari/saree, you can determine/identify her (Amazigh/Berber) tribe by the color of her sari/saree.  Each (Amazigh/Berber) tribe has a different color or colors;

12291.  In the Sahara region of Morocco, a woman’s tattoos describe her family lineage.  So two women with different tattoos means they are from different (Amazigh/Berber) tribes;

12292.  In Morocco, women typically don't cut their hair.  Long hair is considered beautiful;

12293.  In Morocco, a man and a woman cannot live together if they are not married( to each other);

12294.  In Morocco, the husband is usually older than his wife;

12295.  The (Amazigh/Berber) tribes have historically inhabited the rural and mountainous regions of Morocco;

12296.  In Morocco, you marry in the same tribe;

12297  Moroccan Muslims pay a zakat.  It’s a mandatory payment of 2.5% of their income/savings as well as 10% of their crops.  It goes to the poor, needy and other designated charitable causes;

12298.  In Morocco, they have pineapple, mojito (i.e., lime and mint) and orange-flavored Schweppes;

12299.  Morocco has wild sheep and goats;

12300.  Apparently, donkeys will roam around on their own and, at the end of the day, will return to their owners( because they know their owners will feed them);