Capital: Rabat
Rabat-Sale-Kenitra
The political and administrative centre of Morocco. Rabat, the capital, sits on the Atlantic at the mouth of the Bouregreg river, with Sale across the water and the fertile Gharb plain stretching north to Kenitra.
- Capital
- Rabat
- Population
- 4,580,866 (2014)
- Area
- 18,194 km²
- Names
- Rabat-Salé-Kénitra · الرباط سلا القنيطرة
Highlights
- Kasbah of the Udayas
- Hassan Tower and Mausoleum of Mohammed V
- Chellah necropolis
- Moulay Bousselham lagoon
- Mehdia beach
Economy
Government and diplomatic services, an automotive cluster around Kenitra, agriculture on the Gharb plain, and education.
Provinces and prefectures
Rabat, Sale, Skhirat-Temara, Kenitra, Khemisset, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane
