The Gulf's closest far country: same faith and tongue (with a charming dialect), one of the world's great cuisines, and geography that makes one trip four — red Marrakesh lanes, blue Chefchaouen mountains, Atlas snows, Saharan sands. Visa-free for GCC (90 days); ~7h direct to Casablanca then the Al Boraq fast train; MAD ≈ 0.37 SAR with excellent purchasing power; March-May and September-November are gold while Marrakesh summers burn.