City
Rabat
Capital of Morocco
What guided this image
- Landmarks
- Kasbah of the Udayas; Hassan Tower; Mausoleum of Mohammed V; Bou Regreg River; Grand Théâtre de Rabat; Marinid; Atlantic; Almohad
- Viewpoint
- Favor an elevated coastal viewpoint looking from the Salé riverbank or a scenic point overlooking the Bou Regreg estuary toward the Kasbah of the Udayas and Hassan Tower, capturing the river and ocean in the foreground, with the stone fortress on its cliff and the Hassan Tower rising against the pale sky.
- Palette
- Green should be the predominant color, especially in the Andalusian gardens of the Kasbah, royal palm boulevards, Chellah gardens, and the green ceramic tiles of the royal mausoleum.
- Guarded against
- Not Marrakech, Fes, or a generic desert medina
Population1,655,753Wikidata: 572,717
Coordinates34.01°N, 6.83°W
Elevation135 m
Area118 km²
Time zoneAfrica/CasablancaUTC+1
Solar noon13:27clock runs 1.5 h ahead of the sun
Through the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Rabat and you surface nearest to Cable Bay, New Zealand — 113 km from the exact antipodal point.
Nearest cities in the atlas
| Casablanca | MA | 86 km |
| Fes | MA | 169 km |
| Tangier | MA | 217 km |
| Lisbon | PT | 564 km |
| Madrid | ES | 765 km |
| Algiers | DZ | 948 km |
| Barcelona | ES | 1,138 km |
| Andorra la Vella | AD | 1,192 km |
Twinned cities
- Amman JO
- Athens GR
- Baghdad IQ
- Brazzaville CG
- Bursa TR
- Cairo EG
- Damascus SY
- Istanbul TR
- Lisbon PT
- Madrid ES
- Santo Domingo DO
- Tunis TN
12 of 19 twinned cities are in this atlas. See the full network →