Rabat

Summary

Rabat is a city^[1]. Rabat ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,148 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rabat is located in Rabat Prefecture^[3].
• Rabat is in the country of Morocco^[4].
• Rabat is on the body of water Bou Regreg^[5].
• Rabat is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• Rabat's head of government is recorded as Fatiha El Moudni^[7].
• Rabat's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Rabat's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Rabat's instance of is recorded as national capital^[10].
• Rabat's official language is recorded as Arabic^[11].
• Rabat's official language is recorded as Standard Moroccan Tamazight^[12].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bethlehem^[13].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bursa^[14].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lisbon^[15].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Madrid^[16].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seville^[17].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tunis^[18].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[19].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Athens^[20].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baghdad^[21].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Damascus^[22].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria^[23].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santo Domingo^[24].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Honolulu County^[25].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amman^[26].
• Rabat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nablus^[27].

Body

Geography

Rabat is in the country of Morocco^[4]. Rabat is located in Rabat Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Bou Regreg^[5], a stream^[28], in Morocco^[29] and Atlantic Ocean^[6], an ocean^[30]. Rabat is part of Imperial cities of Morocco^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+572717'}^[32], {'amount': '+375000'}^[33], {'amount': '+621480'}^[34], {'amount': '+615377'}^[35], {'amount': '+526124'}^[36], and {'amount': '+509916'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], big city^[9], and national capital^[10]. Rabat's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[38].

History and Context

1146 marks the founding of Rabat^[39].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rabat include Rabat-Salé-Kénitra^[40], a region of Morocco^[41], in Morocco^[42], founded in 2015^[43].

Why It Matters

Rabat ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,148 views/month).^[2] Rabat has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Rabat is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Rabat include Rabat-Salé-Kénitra^[40], a region of Morocco^[41], in Morocco^[42], founded in 2015^[43].