🏛️ Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage

Lifestyles & Culture Morocco Africa

Rabat is a capital city in Morocco that combines medieval Islamic fortifications, pre-Islamic archaeology, and planned French colonial urbanism across six interconnected heritage zones. Rabat was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012, recognizing over eight centuries of urban development spanning Almohad, Andalusian, pre-Islamic Roman, and European colonial ...