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Rabat
Rabat is the capital of Morocco. The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg. It was founded in 1146 AD by the Almohad ruler Abd al-Mu'min. The Kasbah of the Udayas, which is located within the city, was built in the 12th century AD during the reign of the Almohad Caliphate. Rabat was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012.
The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City a Shared Heritage.
by Bernard Gagnon, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Rabat
World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
2012
12th Century AD
Islamic
Islamic
Islamic Monuments
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