▁such ▁as ▁Pers ian , ▁Ur du ▁and ▁P un j abi . ▁The ▁English ▁name ▁Mor oc co ▁is ▁an ▁ang lic isation ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁" M arr ue cos ", ▁from ▁which ▁also ▁der ives ▁the ▁T us can ▁" Mor ro cco ", ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁" Mar oc co ". ▁▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Pre history ▁and ▁anti qu ity ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁present - day ▁Mor oc co ▁has ▁been ▁inhab ited ▁since ▁Pale ol ith ic ▁times , ▁som etime ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0   BC . ▁ ▁A ▁recent ▁publication ▁may ▁demonstrate ▁an ▁even ▁earlier ▁habit ation ▁period , ▁as ▁H omo ▁s api ens ▁foss ils ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁near ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁coast ▁in ▁J eb el ▁Ir h oud ▁were ▁recently ▁dated ▁to ▁roughly ▁ 3 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁before ▁present . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Upper ▁Pale ol ith ic , ▁the ▁Mag h reb ▁was ▁more ▁fert ile ▁than ▁it ▁is ▁today , ▁res emb ling ▁a ▁sav anna ▁more ▁than ▁today ' s ▁ar id ▁landscape . ▁Tw enty - two ▁thousand ▁years ▁ago , ▁the ▁A ter ian ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁the ▁I ber oma urus ian ▁culture , ▁which ▁shared ▁similar ities ▁with ▁I ber ian ▁cult ures . ▁S ke let al ▁similar ities ▁have ▁been ▁suggested ▁between ▁the ▁I ber oma