Maghreb means West or Sunset. The Word is derived from GHARABA “the sun goes down”.

So Maghreb is where the sun goes down.

 Maghreb means also the countries in North Africa. The countries of  the Maghreb have a lot in common: geography (Atlas mountains), history, culture, language. The Maghreb is influenced by different cultures: African, Phoenician, Roman, Arabic, Berber, European. The languages of the Maghreb are Arabic, Amazigh. French is spread much in the business world. Many business people also speak English, German or Spanish.

The UMA (Union du Maghreb Arabe) was founded in 1989 by Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. Seat of the Union is in Rabat, Morocco.