In 1881, upon learning that foreigners were preparing to set up a local post office between Mazagan (El Jadida) and Marrakech, Sultan Moulay Hassan I ordered the port officials to organize the Moroccan post office.
ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, əpˌɑːn lˈɜːnɪŋ ðæt fˈɔːɹənɚz wɜː pɹɪpˈɛɹɪŋ tə sˈɛt ˌʌp ɐ lˈoʊkəl pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs bᵻtwˌiːn mˈæzæɡən ˌɛl dʒˈædɪdə ænd mˈæɹeɪkətʃ, sˈʌltən mˈuːleɪ hˈæsən aɪ ˈɔːɹdɚd ðə pˈoːɹt əfˈɪʃəlz tʊ ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪz ðə mɚɹˈɑːkən pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs.