Rabat
Also known as Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage, Rabat, Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City, Rabbat
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Arab States
Morocco
Inscribed
2012
Area
349 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Rabat is in Rabat. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic City of Meknes, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Rabat · about 1,705,000 peopleat the site
- Kenitra · about 552,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
- Casablanca · about 3,181,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
- Meknes · about 698,000 peopleabout 120 km east
- Settat · about 162,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Ksar El Kebir · about 307,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MoroccoCultural117 km away
MoroccoCultural117 km away
MoroccoCultural171 km away
MoroccoCultural217 km away
United KingdomCultural269 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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