Rabat
| Part of | Imperial cities of Morocco |
|---|---|
| Piiluu | 1146 |
| Official name | الرباط, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ |
| Demonym | Rabati, Rabataise, Rabatčan, Rabatčanka |
| Official language | Arabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight |
| Paaloŋ | Morocco |
| Capital of | Morocco |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Rabat Prefecture |
| Located in time zone | UTC+01:00 |
| Located in or next to body of water | Bou Regreg, Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinate location | 34°1′31″N 6°50′10″W |
| Head of government | Fatiha El Moudni |
| Owner of | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
| Heritage designation | World Heritage Site |
| Postal code | 10000–10220 |
| History of topic | timeline of Rabat |
| World Heritage criteria | (ii), (iv) |
| Local dialing code | 537 |

Rabat (/rəˈbɑːt/, meŋ lɛ UK: /rəˈbæt/, US: /rɑːˈbɑːt/; Arabic: الرباط, romanized: ar-Ribāṭ) e la kapital paaloŋ ko Morocco kyɛ la teŋkpoŋ ko a urban population naŋ e 580,000 (2014) ane a metropolitan noba yagroŋ naŋ e 1.2 miliyɔɔ. O meŋ e la kapital teŋɛ ko Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region. Rabat bezie la Atlantic Ocean naŋ peɛle a Bou Regreg baa noɔreŋ, opposite Salé, a teŋɛ meŋɛ commuter paaloŋ.
Tembilii pommu
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]A paaloŋ po-eŋɛɛ a paaloŋ sere ama:
| Name | Geographic code | Type | Households | Population (2014) | Foreign population | Moroccan population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agdal Riyad | 421.01.01. | Arrondissement | 22,399 | 77,257 | 4,572 | 72,685 | |
| El Youssoufia | 421.01.03. | Arrondissement | 42,312 | 170,561 | 2,858 | 167,703 | |
| Hassan | 421.01.05. | Arrondissement | 32,848 | 108,179 | 2,151 | 106,025 | |
| Souissi | 421.01.06. | Arrondissement | 5,924 | 23,366 | 1,203 | 22,163 | |
| Touarga | 421.01.07. | Municipality | 812 | 3,932 | 8 | 3,924 | |
| Yacoub El Mansour | 421.01.09. | Arrondissement | 47,375 | 194,532 | 2,099 | 192,43 |
Climate
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Climate data for Rabat (Rabat–Salé Airport) 1991–2020, extremes 1943–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0
(86.0) |
33.9
(93.0) |
35.8
(96.4) |
37.6
(99.7) |
43.0
(109.4) |
46.3
(115.3) |
47.2
(117.0) |
45.8
(114.4) |
43.6
(110.5) |
38.7
(101.7) |
35.1
(95.2) |
30.4
(86.7) |
47.2
(117.0) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 22.7
(72.9) |
23.8
(74.8) |
28.6
(83.5) |
29.6
(85.3) |
33.8
(92.8) |
34.5
(94.1) |
36.3
(97.3) |
35.2
(95.4) |
33.7
(92.7) |
31.6
(88.9) |
27.8
(82.0) |
23.7
(74.7) |
40.5
(104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.4
(63.3) |
18.2
(64.8) |
20.2
(68.4) |
21.2
(70.2) |
23.6
(74.5) |
25.6
(78.1) |
27.2
(81.0) |
27.8
(82.0) |
26.6
(79.9) |
24.8
(76.6) |
21.1
(70.0) |
18.6
(65.5) |
22.7
(72.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.3
(54.1) |
13.0
(55.4) |
14.8
(58.6) |
16.0
(60.8) |
18.5
(65.3) |
20.8
(69.4) |
22.6
(72.7) |
23.1
(73.6) |
21.7
(71.1) |
19.6
(67.3) |
15.9
(60.6) |
13.7
(56.7) |
17.7
(63.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.2
(45.0) |
7.8
(46.0) |
9.5
(49.1) |
10.9
(51.6) |
13.3
(55.9) |
15.9
(60.6) |
17.9
(64.2) |
18.3
(64.9) |
16.8
(62.2) |
14.4
(57.9) |
10.8
(51.4) |
8.8
(47.8) |
12.6
(54.7) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 2.7
(36.9) |
3.1
(37.6) |
4.4
(39.9) |
6.5
(43.7) |
8.5
(47.3) |
11.5
(52.7) |
13.6
(56.5) |
14.2
(57.6) |
12.8
(55.0) |
10.1
(50.2) |
5.7
(42.3) |
3.9
(39.0) |
1.5
(34.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.2
(26.2) |
−2.6
(27.3) |
−1.0
(30.2) |
3.8
(38.8) |
5.3
(41.5) |
8.2
(46.8) |
10.0
(50.0) |
11.0
(51.8) |
10.0
(50.0) |
5.8
(42.4) |
0.3
(32.5) |
−0.6
(30.9) |
−3.2
(26.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 80.9
(3.19) |
60.5
(2.38) |
62.6
(2.46) |
42.3
(1.67) |
17.9
(0.70) |
3.6
(0.14) |
0.4
(0.02) |
0.6
(0.02) |
13.7
(0.54) |
54.9
(2.16) |
94.3
(3.71) |
90.2
(3.55) |
521.9
(20.55) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 51.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192.2 | 193.2 | 248.0 | 270.0 | 310.0 | 312.0 | 337.9 | 328.6 | 279.0 | 251.1 | 204.0 | 195.3 | 3,131.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 60.8 | 62.7 | 66.7 | 69.2 | 71.4 | 71.2 | 76.2 | 78.5 | 75.0 | 71.7 | 66.0 | 63.0 | 69.0 |
| Source 1: NOAA (sun 1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1973–1993, record highs and lows), Meteo Climat (record highs and lows) Infoclimat | |||||||||||||
Sakuuri
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Kolaagyiri ane universities
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Public:
- Mohammed V University was founded in 1957
- National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics was founded 1961
- National School of Architecture (1980)
Private:
- HEM Business School, founded 1993
Sori Tuubu
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Air
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Rabat's main airport la Rabat–Salé Airport.
A bɔlŋmɛ ziiri la:
- ASFAR (football club)
- ASFAR (women)
- FUS de Rabat
- Stade Marocain
- Hilal de Rabat
- Union de Touarga
- Youssoufia Club de Rabat
Handball
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- ASFAR
- FUS de Rabat
- Le Stade Marocain
Basketball
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]The local basketball teams are:
- ASFAR
- FUS de Rabat
- Moghreb de Rabat
- FAR
Volleyball
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- ASFAR
- FUS de Rabat
- Crédit agricole Rabat
Nembanne mine
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Politicians:
- Reuven Abergel, Israeli social and political activist
- Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, French judge and diplomat
- Dominique de Villepin, former Prime Minister of France
- Richard Dell'Agnola, French politician
- Omar El Bahraoui, former mayor of Rabat
- David Levy, Israeli politician
- Maxim Levy, Israeli politician
- Bernard Squarcini, French counter-terrorism director
- Asmaa Rhlalou, mayor of Rabat
Scientists, writers and philosophers:
- Abdellah Taïa, writer
- Mehdi Elmanjra, scholar
- Robert Assaraf, historian
- Alain Badiou, French philosopher
- Mohammed Suerte Bennani, Moroccan novelist
- Mohammed Berrada, Moroccan novelist, literary critic, and translator
- Helene Hagan, Franco-American writer anthropologist
- Abdelfattah Kilito, Moroccan writer
- Bahaa Trabelsi, Moroccan novelist
- Mohammad Naciri, Regional Director for the Arab States and Asia Pacific for the UN Women
Artists:
- Samira Said, Moroccan singer and actress
- Saad Lamjarred, Moroccan singer and actor
- Hajib, Moroccan Chaabi singer
- Shlomo Bar, Israeli musician
- Fabienne Égal, French announcer and television host
- Roland Giraud, French actor
- Macha Méril, French actress and writer
- Daniel Siboni, French photographer
- Stormy (rapper), Moroccan rapper and songwriter
- Bryce Hudson, American painter and photographer
Sports:
- Saïd Aït-Bahi, Moroccan footballer
- Rachid Benmahmoud, Former footballer
- Bouabid Bouden, Moroccan footballer
- Custodio Dos Reis, French road bicycle racer
- Younes El Aynaoui, Moroccan tennis player
- Adam Ennafati, footballer
- Younes Khattabi, Moroccan rugby league player
- Ait Hammi Miloud, Moroccan Olympic boxer
- Jean Patrick Lesobre, French Rugby Union player
- Younès Moudrik, Moroccan long jumper
- Youssef Rabeh, Former footballer
- Brahim Taleb, Moroccan long-distance runner
Royal descendants:
- Mohammed VI of Morocco, King of Morocco
- Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
- Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco
Twin towns – sister cities
- Cairo, Egypt
- Guangzhou, China[2]
- Honolulu, United States
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Lisbon, Portugal[3]
- Lyon, France[4]
- Madrid, Spain
- Nablus, Palestine[5]
- Tunis, Tunisia
External links
- Rabat Tourist Portal
- Entry in Lexicorient. Archived 2005-02-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- "Rabat". Islamic Cultural Heritage Database. Istanbul: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture. Archived from the original on 2013-04-27.
- ArchNet.org. "Rabat". Cambridge, Massachusetts, US: MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.
Tarejiihi
- ↑ "Jumelage Rabat". toutrabat.com. Tout Rabat. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ "Sister Cities". eguangzhou.gov.cn. Guangzhou. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ "Acordos de geminação". lisboa.pt (in Portuguese). Lisboa. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ "Jumelage". economie.grandlyon.com (in French). Grand Lyon économie. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ "The twinning between Dundee and Nablus". dundee-nablus.org.uk. Dundee–Nablus Twinning Association. Archived from the original on 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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