Morocco/Roads
Morocco’s road network consists of motorways, expressways, national, regional and provincial roads.
A Motorways
- Main article: Morocco/Roads/Motorways
Motorways (autoroutes الطرق السيارة) are tagged with highway=motorway. Their ref=* starts with A.
Tag the ways as follows:
highway=motorway: the road itself, with its respectiveref=*highway=motorway_link: the interchanges and links leading to/from a motorwayhighway=motorway_junction: the exitsbarrier=toll_booth: the toll booths
Add the ways to their respective relation, then tag the relation as follows:
type=routeroute=roadnetwork=MA:Aref=*: the motorway reference (e.g. A1, A2...)wikidata=*: the Wikidata item of the motorway (e.g. Q2126421)
Expressways
Expressways (voies express الطرق السريعة) are tagged with highway=trunk. They may be part of a larger national, regional or provincial road, but they don't have references per se. The ref=* always goes on the national/regional/provincial road relation.
Tag the ways as follows:
highway=trunk: the road itself, with its respectiveref=*if it has onehighway=trunk_link: the links leading to/from an expressway
Add the ways to their respective relation, then tag the relation as follows:
RN National roads
National roads (routes nationales الطرق الوطنية) are tagged with highway=primary. Their ref=* starts with RN.
Tag the ways as follows:
highway=primary: the road itself, with its respectiveref=*highway=primary_link: the links leading to/from a national road
Add the ways to their respective relation, then tag the relation as follows:
type=routeroute=roadnetwork=MA:RNref=*: the national road reference (e.g. RN1, RN2...)wikidata=*: the Wikidata item of the national road (e.g. Q735201)
RR Regional roads
Regional roads (routes régionales الطرق الجهوية) are tagged with highway=secondary. Their ref=* starts with RR.
Tag the ways as follows:
highway=secondary: the road itself, with its respectiveref=*highway=secondary_link: the links leading to/from a regional road
Add the ways to their respective relation, then tag the relation as follows:
type=routeroute=roadnetwork=MA:RRref=*the regional road reference (eg. RR100, RR101...)wikidata=*: the Wikidata item of the regional road, if available (e.g. Q97173739)
RP Provincial roads
Provincial roads (routes provinciales الطرق الإقليمية) are tagged with highway=tertiary. Their ref=* starts with RP.
Tag the ways as follows:
highway=tertiary: the road itself, with its respectiveref=*highway=tertiary_link: the links leading to/from a provincial road
Add the ways to their respective relation, then tag the relation as follows:
type=routeroute=roadnetwork=MA:RPref=*the provincial road reference (e.g. RP1000, RP1001...)wikidata=*: the Wikidata item of the provincial road, if available (e.g. Q60964165)
External links
- Maroc Réseau Routier 2025 - PDF, SHP and GeoJSON files of Morocco's complete road network as of January 2025
- Forum discussion about the January 2025 updates
- to follow update we can use hadhtag #MA_RR_202501
- Autoroutes of Morocco on Wikipedia
- Expressways of Morocco on Wikipedia (French)
- National roads of Morocco on Wikipedia (French)
- Regional roads of Morocco on Wikipedia (French)
- Autoroutes du Maroc official website