RABAT

Rabat, the Royal city

Rabat was chosen as the administrative capital of Morocco in 1912 by General Lyautey, just after the signing of the Protectorate Treaty. It remained the capital of Morocco after 1956: year of the independence of Morocco (more precisely in March).

This Royale city is known for its gardens, the Bouregreg, its many historic sites like Oudaya, the necropolis of Challah ...

It has more numerous monuments, museums and historical sites: the Hassan Tower, the Museum of oudayas, the Museum of Contemporary Arts, the old medina, the street of consules ...

 

Rabat get over the last decade a true urban transformation

Through the launch of major projects such as the redevelopment of the Bouregreg valley next to the creation of transport infrastructure such as tram, Rabat experienced a true urban transformation which rose to the rank of major African cities. Several real estate projects and urban developments, hotels and infrastructure are changing the image of this imperial city forever.

Historical overview :

" The Almohades were building a citadel become the city of Rabat in 1150, now called the Kasbah Oudayas. Overlooking the mouth of the Bouregreg and visited daily by hundreds of tourists, this place is a historical relic of the past that is originally a fortress built by the Almoravides to fight against the attacks. This was also to step in for the Almohad epic conquest of Andalusia and control the rest of the Maghreb. One was cited in imposing walls . then built over an area of over four hundred hectares breakthroughs of the monumental gates cited is endowed éfalement a mosque which represented at that time a shrine of the Muslim world: the Hassan Tower, which however remained unfinished due to earthquake. the importance of Rabat called "Ribat al Fath" diminished considerably after the proclamation of Fez Merinids Capital. "

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