Morocco/Roads

Morocco’s road network consists of motorways, expressways, national, regional and provincial roads.

A Motorways

Main article: Morocco/Roads/Motorways

A4

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 respective ref=*
• highway=motorway_link: the interchanges and links leading to/from a motorway
• highway=motorway_junction: the exits
• barrier=toll_booth: the toll booths

Add the ways to their respective relation, then tag the relation as follows:

• type=route
• route=road
• network=MA:A
• ref=*: 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. Expressways always take precedence over national/regional/provincial roads, e.g. if a road is an expressway but is part of a national road, it should still be tagged with highway=trunk.

Tag the ways as follows:

• highway=trunk: the road itself, with its respective ref=* if it has one
• highway=trunk_link: the links leading to/from an expressway

Add the ways to their respective relation, then tag the relation as follows:

• type=route
• route=road
• network=*
• wikidata=*: the Wikidata item of the expressway (e.g. Q3437392)

RN National roads

Main article: Morocco/Roads/National roads

RN1

National roads (routes nationales الطرق الوطنية) are tagged with highway=primary. Their ref=* starts with RN. Parts of these roads that are expressways should stay highway=trunk and shouldn't be changed.

Tag the ways as follows:

• highway=primary: the road itself, with its respective ref=*
• 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=route
• route=road
• network=MA:RN
• ref=*: 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. Parts of these roads that are expressways should stay highway=trunk and shouldn't be changed.

Tag the ways as follows:

• highway=secondary: the road itself, with its respective ref=*
• 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=route
• route=road
• network=MA:RR
• ref=* 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. Parts of these roads that are expressways should stay highway=trunk and shouldn't be changed.

Tag the ways as follows:

• highway=tertiary: the road itself, with its respective ref=*
• 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=route
• route=road
• network=MA:RP
• ref=* 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 the updates, use the hashtag #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