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Morocco-Algeria-Tunisia
All three countries are located in North Africa.
Morocco
Morocco is bordered by the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea on the north, Algeria on the
east and southeast, Western Sahara on the south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west.
The capital of Morocco is Rabat. Morocco gained its independence from France in 1956 and now is
a constitutional monarchy.
Algeria
Algeria is bordered on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by Tunisia and Libya, on the
south by Niger and Mali, on the southwest by Mauritania, and on the west by Morocco. The capital of
Algeria is Algiers. Algeria gained its independence from France in 1965.
Tunisia
Tunisia is bordered on the north and northeast by the Mediterranean Sea, on the southeast by Libya,
and on the southwest and west by Algeria. The capital of Tunisia is Tunis. Tunisia gained its
independence from France in 1956.
Although there is evidence that handmade rugs were produced in Egypt as early as the fourteenth and
fifteenth centuries, there is no evidence that rug weaving was practiced before the nineteenth century in
Morocco, Algeria, or Tunisia.
North African rugs have geometric patterns with bright colors (in some Moroccan rugs, undyed brown
and gray wool is used) and designs which have originated from or been influenced by Anatolian,
Persian, and Central Asian designs. North African rugs in addition to being produced by nomadic
tribes are also produced in cities. For example, many Moroccan rugs are produced in and near large
cities such as Marrakesh; in Algeria, the town of Setif is a major rug production center, and in Tunisia
rugs made in the last hundred years in the city of Kairouan are most well known.
All three countries are located in North Africa.
Morocco
Morocco is bordered by the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea on the north, Algeria on the
east and southeast, Western Sahara on the south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west.
The capital of Morocco is Rabat. Morocco gained its independence from France in 1956 and now is
a constitutional monarchy.
Algeria
Algeria is bordered on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by Tunisia and Libya, on the
south by Niger and Mali, on the southwest by Mauritania, and on the west by Morocco. The capital of
Algeria is Algiers. Algeria gained its independence from France in 1965.
Tunisia
Tunisia is bordered on the north and northeast by the Mediterranean Sea, on the southeast by Libya,
and on the southwest and west by Algeria. The capital of Tunisia is Tunis. Tunisia gained its
independence from France in 1956.
Although there is evidence that handmade rugs were produced in Egypt as early as the fourteenth and
fifteenth centuries, there is no evidence that rug weaving was practiced before the nineteenth century in
Morocco, Algeria, or Tunisia.
North African rugs have geometric patterns with bright colors (in some Moroccan rugs, undyed brown
and gray wool is used) and designs which have originated from or been influenced by Anatolian,
Persian, and Central Asian designs. North African rugs in addition to being produced by nomadic
tribes are also produced in cities. For example, many Moroccan rugs are produced in and near large
cities such as Marrakesh; in Algeria, the town of Setif is a major rug production center, and in Tunisia
rugs made in the last hundred years in the city of Kairouan are most well known.