Morocco
Morocco is one of the 193 UN member states, in Northern Africa. UN Tourism counted 13.1 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 82% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Foil.
- International arrivals
- 13.1 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 36th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Foilrarer than 18%
- Area
- 592,430 km² (228,738 sq mi)
- Population
- 36.5 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Regions
- 16in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 17with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 9on Globestamp’s list
Does Morocco count as a country?
Yes. Morocco is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Morocco? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes: Morocco, Western Sahara |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
Part of the map here is disputed (Western Sahara). Globestamp takes no side: when a photo was taken in a disputed place, you decide which country it counts for.
The Morocco stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Morocco’s is Foil: a hot-stamped foil block in the ink’s own colour, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year. With 13.1 million international arrivals in 2019, Morocco is more visited than 82% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Morocco
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Morocco when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Morocco you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Morocco, from 9 World Heritage Sites to 4 volcanoes.
World Heritage Sites 9
Aït Benhaddou (1987) · Volubilis (1997) · Medina of Fez (1981) · Medina of Essaouira (2001) · Medina of Tétouan (1997) · Medina of Marrakesh (1985) · Mazagan (2004) · Medina of Meknes (1996) · Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City (2012). On the bucket list →
Famous landmarks 2
Hassan II Mosque · Jemaa el-Fnaa. On the bucket list →
Volcanoes 4
Jbel Hebri · Jbel El Koudiate · Jbel Outgui · Jbel Tamarrakoit. On the bucket list →
Ski resorts 3
Ifrane · Oukaïmeden · Mischliffen. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 2
Rabat Zoo · Crocoparc Agadir. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 4
Bouknadel Gardens · ANIMA · Crocoparc Agadir · Botanical Garden of Rabat. On the bucket list →
Events in Morocco
Total solar eclipses over Morocco that the app knows: 2 August 2027. A photo inside the path of totality that day ticks “Watch a total eclipse”.
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Casablanca | 3,181,000 |
| Rabat | 1,705,000 |
| Fez | 1,002,000 |
| Marrakesh | 872,000 |
| Agadir | 825,467 |
| Tangier | 750,060 |
| Meknes | 697,628 |
| Kenitra | 551,786 |
Airports
Morocco has 17 airports with scheduled flights, 12 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
16 regions to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Morocco into 16 regions (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 16
Chaouia-Ouardigha · Doukkala Abda · Fès-méknas-boulmane · Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen · Grand Casablanca · Guelmim-Es Semara · Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra · Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz · Meknès-Tafilalet · Oriental · Oued Ed-Dahab · Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaër · Suss-Massa-Draa · Tadla-Azilal · Tangier-Tetouan · Taza-Al Hoceïma-Taounate
Questions people ask
Is Morocco a country?
Yes. Morocco is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Morocco a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 13,109,000 international arrivals in Morocco in 2019, the 36th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Morocco stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Foil, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year, rarer than 18% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Morocco count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes, and more than once: the Travelers’ Century Club lists Morocco, and counts Western Sahara as separate destination. The club’s list has 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Morocco
Near Morocco
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.