Rabat

Morocco It is the 7th largest city in Morocco. Many people commonly think of Casablanca as the capital of Morocco, but Casablanca is not the capital, but only the largest city .[3] Its history as a city and capital is that of the four imperial capitals of Morocco.[4] It is incomparable to the other three cities in the country ( Marrakech , Fez , and Meknes ) that are also referred to as the "city of the thousand years." However, it is a historic port city with a thousand years of history, and its population is not small, at around 500,000.

In ancient language, it means a base of victory.

In the 11th century BC, the Phoenicians are said to have established a settlement in this area called Sala. Later, the area was ruled by the Mauretanian Kingdom and from the 1st century BC by the Roman Empire, who built the city of Sala Colonia south of the present-day city center. Until the 5th century AD, the area was commercially developed, but by the 5th century AD the area was abandoned.

When the Muslim forces occupied this area in the 7th century , most of this area was already in ruins.


kasbah fortress

In the 10th century, the Zenata-Berber alliance built a fort in the area to defend Bhargawata from invasion, and in the 11th century, Tashfin ibn Ali, the 7th Amir of the Muravit dynasty, also built a fort to block the Muwahid dynasty, but later The Muwahid dynasty occupied this place, destroyed the existing fort and built a new fort, which is the Kasbah Fort.


Gate built by Ya'qub al-Mansur in the 12th century

The Hassan Tower, the unfinished minaret of the mosque that Ya'quub al-Mansour intended to build.

In the 12th century, the third caliph of the Muwahid dynasty, Ya'qub al-Mansur , began to build a new capital in the present old city of Rabat, but when Ya'qub al-Mansur died in 1199, the mosque and other buildings that were being built were left unfinished, and the city was eventually abandoned. lost.[5]


Great Mosque.

In the 13th century , the Marin Dynasty built the Great Mosque in what is now Rabat's old city center and a royal necropolis nearby.

1609 Some of the Moors exiled by Philip III of Spain settled near what is now Rabat and later served as one of the strongholds of the Barbary pirates .


Dar Al Makzen (Royal Palace) built by the Alawite dynasty

1666 After the Alawite dynasty occupied the city, the sultans of the Alawite dynasty rebuilt the fort here. Also, the palace and mosque were built and the walls were expanded, and Rabat achieved a breakthrough.


The building of the Bank al-Maghrib, the central bank of Morocco, built in 1930 during French rule.

1912 When Morocco became a French protectorate under the Treaty of Fes , riots broke out in Fes and the capital was eventually moved from Fes to Rabat.

Pietri Square

riad district

After World War II, the United States established the Rabat Saleh Air Base in Rabat, where there was a French air base.

However, after the French government's rule in Morocco became unstable, Morocco eventually became independent in 1956, and when the United States intervened in the Lebanon Crisis in 1958, the Moroccan government demanded the withdrawal of the US air base. completely withdrawn from

Even after Morocco's independence, according to the decision of Mohammed V, Rabat continued to remain the capital until the present day.

In 2021, Asma Lalu was elected as the first female mayor of Rabat. #

According to Köppen's climate classification , it belongs to the Mediterranean climate (Csa) . The average summer temperature is about 21.5°C and the average winter temperature is about 13°C. The highest temperature since observation is 45.8°C and the lowest temperature is -3.2°C.

Sunna Mosque

Saint Pierre Cathedral

Since 99.7% of the population is the capital of Muslims, of course, there are overwhelming Muslims, but some Christian believers exist. One of the two Catholic Archdiocese of Morocco is located in Labat.[6]

There are Rabat-Ville and Rabat Agdal stations, operated by Morocco's National Railways Authority, ONCF (Office National des Chemins de Fer/المكتب الوطني للسكك الحديدية‎).

As for trams, there is the Rabat-Salé Tramway, which began operating in 2011 and has a total of two lines.

There is Rabat Saleh International Airport .

It is a tourist city where you can feel the modernity of the African colonial era.

Morocco's main royal palace is Dar Al Makhzen Palace .

Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium , which will be used for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, was built in 2025.