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🇲🇦 Throne Day in Morocco
Also known as: ʿīd lʿarš
Commemorates the enthronement of King Mohammed VI
Date in Morocco
July 30
Instituted1999
Celebrates the accession of King Mohammed VI to the throne in 1999
Public life in Morocco
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
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