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| Country |  Morocco |
| administrative region | Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer |
| First settled | 3rd century BC |
| Government | |
| - Type | monarchy |
| - ruler | Mohammed VI |
| - mayor | Omar El Bahraoui |
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| - Total | 1. The Mausoleum of Mohammed V contains the tombs of the Moroccan king and his two sons late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa The article is about the geographic sense of the term For other uses including Regions and Regional, see Region (disambiguation. Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer (الرباط سلا زمور زعير is one of the sixteen Regions of Morocco. A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or King Mohammed VI (محمد السادس born in 1963 is the King of Morocco. Omar El Bahraoui is Mayor of Rabat, Morocco (since 2003) He is chair of Morocco's local government association and vice president of the 7 million |
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Rabat (Arabic الرباط, transliterated ar-Rabāṭ or ar-Ribāṭ), population 1. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Transliteration is the practice of Transcribing a Word or text written in one Writing system into another writing system or system of rules for such practice 7 million (2007 estimate), is the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa It is also the capital of the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region. Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer (الرباط سلا زمور زعير is one of the sixteen Regions of Morocco.
The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg. The Bou Regreg (أبو رقراق is a River located in western Morocco which discharges to the Atlantic Ocean between the cities of Rabat and On the facing shore of the river lies Salé, Rabat's bedroom community. For the Canadian figure skater see Jamie Salé. For the Finnish Union of Sex Workers see Salli. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood Together the two cities account for a population of 1. 7 million. Unfortunately, silting problems have diminished the city's role as a port; however, Rabat and Salé still maintain relatively important textile, food processing and construction industries; some are from sweatshop labor by major multinational corporations (see Salé). For the Canadian figure skater see Jamie Salé. For the Finnish Union of Sex Workers see Salli. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw Ingredients into Food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure For the Canadian figure skater see Jamie Salé. For the Finnish Union of Sex Workers see Salli.
In addition, tourism and the presence of all foreign embassies in Morocco serve to make Rabat the second most important city in the country after the larger and more economically significant Casablanca. A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in Casablanca (in Standard Arabic: الدار البيضاء ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ; Moroccan Arabic: dar beïda الدار البيضا
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History
Rabat's history began with a settlement, known as Chellah on the banks of the Oued Bou Regreg[1] in the third century BC. A settlement is a general term used in Archeology, Landscape history and other subjects for a permanent or temporary community in which people live which avoids being Chellah, or Chella, (شالة is a Necropolis and complex of ancient and Medieval Ruins that lie on the outskirts of Rabat, The Bou Regreg (أبو رقراق is a River located in western Morocco which discharges to the Atlantic Ocean between the cities of Rabat and In 40 AD, Romans took over Chellah and converted it to the Roman settlement of Sala Colonia. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Rome held the colony until 250 AD when they abandoned it to Berber rulers. Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. The Berbers played an important role in Muslim Spain. Al-Andalus (الأندلس was the Arabic name given to those parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims or In 1146, the Almohad ruler Abd al-Mu'min turned Rabat's ribat into a full scale fortress to use as a launching point for attacks on Spain. The Almohad Dynasty (From Arabic الموحدون al-Muwahhidun, i Abd al-Mu'min (1094-1163 (عبد المؤمن بن علي was the first Amir of the Almohad Empire. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. In 1170, due to its military importance, Rabat acquired the title Ribatu l-Fath, meaning "stronghold of victory," from which it derives its current name.
Yaqub al-Mansur (known as Moulay Yacoub in Morocco), another Almohad Caliph, moved the capital of his empire to Rabat. Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan (صومعة حسان is the Minaret of an incomplete Mosque in Rabat, Morocco. Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur (ابو يوسف يعقوب المنصور (c [2] He built Rabat's city walls, the Kasbah of the Udayas and began construction on what would have been the world's largest mosque. The Kasbah of the Udayas is a Kasbah in Rabat, Morocco. It was built during the reign of the Almohads. However, Yaqub died and construction stopped. The ruins of the unfinished mosque, along with the Hassan Tower, still stand today. Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan (صومعة حسان is the Minaret of an incomplete Mosque in Rabat, Morocco.
Yaqub's death initiated a period of decline. The Almohad empire lost control of its possessions in Spain and much of its African territory, eventually leading to its total collapse. In the 13th century, much of Rabat's economic power shifted to Fez. Fes or Fez ( Arabic: فاس, French Fès is the fourth largest City in Morocco, after Casablanca, Rabat In 1515 a Moorish explorer, El Wassan, reported that Rabat had declined so much that only 100 inhabited houses remained. The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent An influx of Moriscos, who had been expelled from Spain, in the early 17th century helped boost Rabat's growth (principal families: Mouline [Molina], Bargach [Vargas], Balafrej [Palafresa], Moreno, Baena, Olivares [Loubaris],. A morisco (Spanish " Moor -like" or mourisco (Portuguese was any Muslim of Spain or Portugal . . ).
Rabat and neighboring Salé united to form the Republic of Bou Regreg in 1627. The Republic of Bou Regreg was a 17th century governmental unit in present day western Morocco. The republic was run by Barbary pirates who used the two cities as base ports for launching attacks on shipping. The Barbary pirates, also sometimes called Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim Pirates and Privateers that operated from North Africa, from The pirates did not have to contend with any central authority until the Alaouite Dynasty united Morocco in 1666. The Alaouite Dynasty is the name of the current Moroccan royal family They attempted to establish control over the pirates, but failed. European and Muslims authorities continued to attempt to control the pirates over many years, but the Republic of Bou Regreg did not collapse until 1818. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Even after the republic's collapse, pirates continued to use the port of Rabat, which led to the shelling of the city by Austria in 1829 after an Austrian ship had been lost to a pirate attack. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display
The French invaded Morocco in 1912 and established a protectorate. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The French administrator of Morocco, General Hubert Lyautey,[3] decided to relocate the country's capital from Fez to Rabat. Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey ( November 17, 1854 - July 27, 1934) was a French general the first Resident-General Among other factors, rebellious Berbers (native Moroccans) had made Fez an unstable place. Sultan Moulay Youssef followed the decision of the French and moved his residence to Rabat. Sultan Yusef ben Hassan (1882&ndash November 17, 1927) (السلطان يوسف بن الحسن ruled the French Protectorate of Morocco In 1913, Gen. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lyautey hired Henri Prost who designed the Ville Nouvelle (Rabat's modern quarter) as an administrative sector. When Morocco achieved independence in 1956, Mohammed V, the then King of Morocco, chose to have the capital remain at Rabat. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a partial list of rulers in Morocco, including the historical precursors to the modern state
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Culture
The biggest place for theatre is the Theatre Mohamed V in the centre of the town. Few official galleries and an archeological museum. Many Foundation are active in culture and social issues. Orient-Occident Foundation and ONA Foundation are the biggest ones and have important places for meetings and educative workshops. An independent art scene is ver active in town with L'appartement 22 which is the first independent space for visual arts opened in 2002 by Abdellah Karroum.
Main Sights
- Mausoleum of Mohammed V
- Mohammed V University is located in the city. The Mausoleum of Mohammed V contains the tombs of the Moroccan king and his two sons late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah. Mohammed V University ( Rabat, Morocco) was founded in 1957 under a royal decree ( Dahir)
- Hassan Tower
- Chellah necropolis
- The Oudaya
Sister cities
See also
References
- ^ C. Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan (صومعة حسان is the Minaret of an incomplete Mosque in Rabat, Morocco. Chellah, or Chella, (شالة is a Necropolis and complex of ancient and Medieval Ruins that lie on the outskirts of Rabat, Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches This article is about a settlement in Morocco; for the Yemeni city see Hajjah Hajja is a settlement in western coastal Morocco near Rabat Michael Hogan, Chellah, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, [1]
- ^ History of Morocco, Henri Terrasse, 1952
- ^ Morocco: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges 2005, Marvine Howe
External links
- Rabat: History
- Rabat Touristic Portal
- Rabat Portal
- Entry in Lexicorient
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Rabat
- Rabat at "goruma" (German)
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