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Road signs in Morocco

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Road signs in Morocco are regulated under a joint decree by the Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Logistics and the Ministry of Interior, published in the Official Bulletin of the Kingdom of Morocco [fr; ar].[1] A further joint decree in 2019 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).[4] They are broadly similar to those formerly and currently used in France, and are compliant with the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, to which Morocco acceded on 29 December 1982.[5]

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

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Trilingual road signs in Agadir.

Directional signage bears some similarity to pre-1977 French signage [fr]. Other signage, such as warning and regulatory, is quite similar to those used in France today, particularly 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.[6] 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.[7]

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Warning signs

Intersection and priority signs

Regulatory signs

Prohibition signs

End of prohibition signs

Mandatory signs

End of mandatory signs

Zoning and end of zoning signs

Informatory signs

Indication signs

Service signs

Information and road safety signs


Temporary signs

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