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List of monuments in Rabat, Morocco. ... This is a list of monuments that are classified by the Moroccan ministry of ... Fortifications of Rabat Rabat: 34°1'57.680"N ...
Rabat was founded in the 12th century by the Almohads. After a period of growth, the city fell into a long period of decline. In the 17th century, Rabat became a haven for Barbary pirates. When the French established a protectorate over Morocco in 1912, Rabat became its administrative center. When Morocco achieved independence in 1955 Rabat ...
Tourism in Morocco is well developed, maintaining a strong tourist industry focused on the country's coast, culture, and history. The Moroccan government created a Ministry of Tourism in 1985. [ 1 ] Tourism is considered one of the main foreign exchange sources in Morocco and since 2013 it had the highest number of arrivals out of the countries ...
Morocco's first site, Medina of Fez, was inscribed on the list at the 5th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1981. [4] The most recent inscription, Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage, was added to the list in 2012. [5] In addition, Morocco maintains a further 13 properties on the tentative ...
The Rabat International Book Fair (Arabic: معرض الرباط الدولي للكتاب) is an annual book fair held in Rabat, Morocco. It is the largest book fair in Morocco, and one of the most significant annual events in Moroccan literature. It is held for over ten days every February, under the patronage of King Mohammed VI.
[19] [5] Around 1030, a new town called Salā (present-day Salé) was founded on the opposite side of the river (the north side) by the Banu 'Ashara family. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] After the end of the Umayyad Caliphate in Al-Andalus in the early 11th century, the Almoravids assumed control of the region and built a new ribat at the mouth of the river.
The cultural heritage of Morocco (patrimoine national) is protected and promoted in accordance with Law 19-05 (2005) and Law 22-80 (1980), which relate to the nation's Historic Monuments (monuments historiques), Sites (sites), inscriptions, and objects of art and antiquity.
Archives du Maroc, Rabat, 2016. The Archives du Maroc (est. 2007) is an archive in Rabat, Morocco, on Avenue Ibn Battouta. Jamaâ Baida became director in 2011. [1] It opened to the public in 2013. [2] Among its holdings are materials related to the colonial French protectorate in Morocco. [3]