Capital of: Morocco
Location: Northwest Morocco on the
Atlantic coast.
Population:
About 621,000 for the metropolitan area (the figure rises to close to
2 million if you include the area surrounding Rabat).
Mayor:
Fathallah Oualalou
Possible
English meanings: Ribatu I-Fath (“Strong hold of Victory”) is the
term from which the name derives.
Significant
sights, or sites: From the earliest Mosques and buildings of the 12th
century (the Medina) to the French administrative building projects
of the 1920s (Ville Nouvelle), a good portion of Rabat is a UNNECO
heritage site.
Public
Transportation: Tram and Train
Airport:
Rabat–Salé
Airport
Founding
and brief history: Beside the ancient city of Salé,
Rabat is fairly young having become known only in the 12th
century. It has had its rises and declines over the centuries from
the capital of a Caliphate (the Almohad) and key port town, as part
of a pirate republic and even a ghost town. To being
shelled by the Austrian empire for harbouring pirates to being
invaded and used as protectorate headquarters by the French, it made
its way through history until it became the capital of the
independent Kingdom of Morocco.
When
I first realized existed: About the time I realized that Casablanca
was not the capital of Morocco.
One
interesting fact: The national dish of Morocco is Couscous.
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