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Rabat (/ r ə ˈ b ɑː t /, also UK: / r ə ˈ b æ t /, US: / r ɑː ˈ b ɑː t /; Arabic: الرباط , romanized: ar-Ribāṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million.
1. Kasbah des Oudaias. 2,303. Historic Sites. Stroll through historic blue and white streets, savor panoramic views of the ocean and river, and relax in serene gardens with a backdrop of impressive walled architecture. See ways to experience (117) 2024. 2. Mausoleum of Mohammad V.
The tram will take you from Salé to Rabat and back but be sure to look at a map ahead of time as there are two different lines. You can buy tickets from an attendant or from a ticket machine at any of the stops. Tickets are 6 dirhams one way. Tickets must be validated (little machines by door inside the tram) when you get on the tram.
Rabat's Medina is small and easy to navigate. Feb 2020. By comparison to Fez and Marakech, this Medina is very small, but does have lovely artisan work in the streets on the North of the Medina near the Oudaiis. Always bargain - start at 1/2 the amount of the offered price. this is expected. Read more.
Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan ( Arabic: صومعة حسان; is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco. [1] It was commissioned by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, the third caliph of the Almohad Caliphate, near the end of the 12th century. The tower was intended to be the largest minaret in the world, [2] and the mosque, if completed ...
System length. 26 km (16.2 mi) Track gauge. 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. System map. The Rabat–Salé tramway ( Arabic: طرامواي الرباط - سلا, lit. 'Ṭrāmwāy ar-Ribāt - Salā') is a tram system in the Moroccan agglomeration of Rabat and Salé cities which opened on 23 May 2011.
By Bob R. 31,714. Rabat, Morocco. Morocco's coastal capital since 1912, Rabat has just over a million people. Modern and even reserved by Moroccan standards, the city also has many fascinating historic sites, including the picturesque Kasbah of the Udayas, built in the mid-12th century. The unique Hassan Tower, begun at the end of the 12th ...
Morocco, [d] officially the Kingdom of Morocco, [e] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south.