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190 reaches the national police, who cover the cities and towns. Outside urban areas and on the highways it is the Gendarmerie Royale you want instead, on 177. Older two-digit forms of these numbers still circulate in guidebooks and hotel folders, so dial the three-digit versions.

A separate force from the urban police, with jurisdiction over rural areas and the road network. If you have an incident on a highway or in the countryside, this is the number that matters rather than 190.

The UK Foreign Office gives 150 for ambulance and the same number for fire, since the Protection Civile handles both. Say clearly which you need when the call connects.

Fire and ambulance share the 150 line under the Protection Civile, per the UK Foreign Office.

The public hospital listed for Marrakech by the British Embassy in its medical providers document. Two other public hospitals appear on the same page for the city, Avenzoar on 05 24 38 41 45 and Ibn Zohr on 05 24 38 48 29. The embassy publishes the list for convenience and takes no responsibility for any practitioner on it.

Rue de Paris, Hivernage

A private clinic in Hivernage, walking distance from the Koutoubia and the medina, which is where most visitors to Marrakech actually are. Polyclinique du Sud on 05 24 44 79 99 and Polyclinique Les Narcisses on 05 24 44 75 75 are the other private options the same list gives for the city.

Boulevard Franklin Roosevelt

One of three Casablanca clinics on the British Embassy list, alongside Clinique Hakim on 05 22 85 92 20 and Clinique Dar Salam on 05 22 85 14 14. Note that the same document gives only general practitioners for Rabat and no hospital, so travellers in the capital who need more than a consultation are generally referred here or to a Rabat centre hospitalier found locally.

Route de Marrakech, BP 3174

The main hospital for Agadir and the Souss, which matters for anyone on the southern Atlantic coast or coming back off the Anti-Atlas, since Marrakech is several hours north. Polyclinique du Souss on 05 28 22 40 40 is the private alternative in the same city on the British Embassy list.

Avenue du Prince Heritier, Ville Nouvelle

The clinic the British Embassy names for Fes, in the Ville Nouvelle rather than the old city. Getting a vehicle into the Fes el Bali medina is close to impossible, so expect to walk or be carried out to a gate before any transport can reach you.