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Rabat

Northern Africa

Rabat is the capital city of Morocco, on the northwestern Atlantic coast. Founded in the 12th century by the Almohads as a naval base, it became Morocco's capital in 1956 following independence, and is one of the country's four imperial cities. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
515,619 1
Area (sq km)
117 1
Founding Year
1170 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
135 2
Latitude
34.02111 degrees north 1
Longitude
6.84139 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Morocco, Countries
Source Rabat (Wikipedia)
Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, States or Territories

rabat is associated with rabat-sale-kenitra.

Source Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Morocco, Countries
Source Rabat (Wikipedia)
Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, States or Territories

rabat is the capital of rabat-sale-kenitra.

Source Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Maghreb Arabe Press

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Maghreb Arabe Presstier 2
Competition Council (Morocco)

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Conseil de la concurrence du Maroc: Mission et attributionsPage footer address
Quote, Page footer address
Angle avenue Azzaytoune et, Av. Mohamed Al Yazidi, Rabat
Court of Cassation of Morocco

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Maroc, Cour de cassation, page de presentation, AHJUCAFContact block, address of the Court of Cassation
Quote, Contact block, address of the Court of Cassation
Avenue An-Nakhil Hay Ryad BP 1417 Rabat
Moroccan National Olympic Committee

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Source Wikidata: Moroccan National Olympic Committee
Sources
1. Rabat (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Rabat is the capital city of Morocco
  • Infobox, Population figure
    515,619 (2024)
  • Lead section
    Rabat is the country's seventh-largest city with a population of 515,619 (2024) and the second largest metropolitan area after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 2.1 million (2025).
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    117
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    34°01′16″N 6°50′29″W / 34.02111°N 6.84139°W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    34°01′16″N 6°50′29″W / 34.02111°N 6.84139°W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1170
  • Associated With: Morocco, Infobox, Country
    Morocco
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Rabat (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 135 m
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3. GeoNames: Rabat - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2538475
    34.01325 -6.83255 P PPLC MA 04 421 1655753 46 Africa/Casablanca
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 46 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.25, -6.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.25, -6.75
34.25 -6.75 Csa
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Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
The capital is Rabat.
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Wikidata: Rabat
Wikidata Q3551, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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