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A motorway exit sign in Arabic and Tamazight. The signposted destinations are Sidi Smail and Sidi Bennour.

Road signs in Morocco are regulated under the joint decree n° 2805-14 in the Official Bulletin of the Kingdom of Morocco [fr].[1] A further joint decree in 2019, n° 3106-19, strengthened the legal system in relation to road signs.[2][3] They are also laid out in the General Instruction on Road Signage (IGSR, French: Instruction Générale sur la Signalisation Routière). Morocco is a signatory of the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. They are broadly similar to those formerly and currently used in France.

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Trilingual road signs in Agadir.

Directional signage bears some similarity to former French Michelin signage [fr] and subsequently 1940s signage [fr]. Other signage, such as warning and regulatory, is quite similar to those used in France today, in particular the symbols used on these signs.

In 2019, following the joint decree, the colour of symbols and text on white backgrounds was changed from dark blue to black, following the practice of that in Europe and the rest of the Maghreb.[2]

Road signs in Morocco generally appear in Arabic and French, and are generally bilingual. Tamazight is also used, particularly on motorway signage. Bilingual signs in Arabic and Tamazight began being installed on motorways in 2015, where it replaced French.[4] In some cases signs containing all three languages can be seen.

Arabic text uses the ASV Codar typeface, Latin text uses the Caractères typeface and Tifinagh text uses the Tifinaghe-Izuren IRCAM typeface, according to a document published by the Ministry of Equipment and Water in 2019.[5] However, Latin text on signage manufactured before this document used a narrower font, as well as a serif font for italic text, akin to those used on the aforementioned former French signage.

French Michelin sign in comparison to a Moroccan direction sign

Additional panels

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Warning signs

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Intersection and priority signs

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Regulatory signs

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Prohibition signs

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End of prohibition signs

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Mandatory signs

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End of mandatory signs

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Zoning and end of zoning signs

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Informatory signs

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Indication signs

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Service signs

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Information and road safety signs

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Direction and location signs

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Direction signs

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Location and identification signs

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Milestones and distance markers

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Tourist and local interest signs

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Road markers

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Temporary signs

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bulletin Officiel n° 6332" (PDF). sgg.gov.ma (in French). Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Communiqué sur la publication de l'arrêté conjoint du Ministre de l'Equipement, du Transport, de la Logistique et de l'Eau et du Ministre de l'Intérieur relatif à la signalisation routière". equipement.gov.ma (in French). Ministère de l'équipement et de l'eau. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Bulletin Officiel n° 6832" (PDF). sgg.gov.ma (in French). Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Morocco: Amazigh Language Replaces French in Road Signalization". Morocco World News. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Instruction générale sur la signalisation routière - Partie 1 : Généralités". equipement.gov.ma. Ministère de l'équipement et de l'eau. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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