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Although not its largest city, Rabat is known as the 'Royal City' and is the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of 1.7 million. It is also the capital of the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region. It is known nowadays as the 'Washington' of North Africa, because of its parks, boulevards, monuments, embassies and government buildings.

Situated on the estuary of the river Bou Regreg, with it’s sister city Salé facing on the other side, and next to the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline is adorned by endless stretches of white sandy beaches. The waters there are teeming with sardines, mackerel, anchovy, tuna and shellfish. So if you are a fish lover you will enjoy seeing sardine sellers on the street corners offering the freshest sardines this side of Tesco’s.

The King of Morocco lives in Rabat as it is the seat of residence for the Royal family. The Royal Palace, official residence of King Hassan II of Morocco, is a sumptuous building constructed upon the ruins of an 18th century palace. Rabat is the administrative capital of Morocco as well remember, so it has a slightly austere, serious feel to it just like capital cities, but there is some local colour to be found in the old part of the city, the Medina, and the Kasbah. Also, being the seat of the Royal Family it is not surprising to find a great many bewitching palaces, mosques and parks.

The Royal Dar Es Salaam Course
They say that no lover of golf should go to his grave without having first tested his skills against the magnificent monster of the Dar Es Salaam Red Course. Long, yes, but never, never boring and a perfectly fair, if strenuous test of your golfing skills. This is Robert Trent Jones' most notable Moroccan creation. Set in a 1,000 acre forest of cork trees, this 45-hole complex is only 15-20 minutes from Rabat and comprises three courses. What is more interesting is you can arrive at this golf course from any city in England, Spain and many parts of Europe in less time than it would take you to play a round.

Mohammed V Mausoleum
This building is one of the only holy site’s open to the general public. King Hassan II, commissioned the construction of the Mausoleum of Mohamed V for his late father, Mohamed V, in the year 1962. Sultan Mohammed V is the man who led Morocco to independence-started and was unfortunately exiled from 1953-1955 by the French and returned to become Sultan once again and then on to be King until 1961. in 1962. The imposing structure of white marble and green floors took 400 men to build and was completed in 1967.

Hassan Tower
The Hassan tower, along with the remains of the mosque and the modern Mausoleum of Mohammed V, forms the most important historical and tourist complex in Rabat.

Situated on the expansive square opposite the Mausoleum of Sultan Mohammed V, the 44-metre tall Hassan Tower is one of the country's national symbols. Construction was started, but never finished, in 1195 and although it was designed to be the tallest tower in the world it only ever reached 44m (140 ft) only half its intended height.

Kasbah of the Oudayas
This area is so pleasant and tranquil that many foreign buyers are snapping up properties in this area to live and for vacations. It is still the old heart of Rabat, named after the tribe who were sent here by Sultan Moulay Ishmail to defend the city against Andalusian attacks.

Chellah Necropolis
Chellah is a necropolis and complex of ancient and medieval ruins that lie on the outskirts of Rabat, Morocco’s Ville Nouvelle, or modern section. It occupies the site of the ancient Roman town of Sala, however, there were quite a few settlements in and around that area probably due to the Bou Regreg river and plentiful fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. The area was abandoned in favour of nearby Salé in 1154, and later in the mid-14th century the Almohad dynasty used the ghost town as a necropolis

Many of the structures in Chellah were damaged or destroyed in an 18th century earthquake but, excavations have uncovered an important port city town, as well as those of a forum, a monumental fountain, a triumphal arch, and other Roman ruins.

Although now ruins the ambience is still clearly present in a place that was often used as shelter and inspiration to saints and mystics and where one of the fountains, filled with eels, is said to relieve the anxiety of sterile women.

Mamora Forest
Lying to the North-East and within just a short distance to Rabat is the 134,000 hectares Mamora Forest. delightfully set out and where the tranquillity is all-pervading the cork-oak forest, pine groves, wild pear trees and eucalyptus offer an oasis of peace where only the call of birds disturbs the peace. The cork from the Mamora forest is crucial to Morocco's economy and a visit to this forest shows how this vital wood is grown and distributed.