The French Protectorate in Morocco (Arabic: ????? ????? ?? ??????? Hima?et Fransa fi El-Maghreb; French: Protectorat fran?ais au Maroc) was established by the Treaty of Fez. It existed from 1912, when a protectorate was formally established, until Moroccan independence (2 March 1956), and consisted of the area of Morocco between the Corridor of Taza and the Draa River. The establishment of the French protectorate of Morocco followed centuries-long France-Morocco relations.