Rabat, Morocco

December 25-26, 2018
000 - P1150635 The Kingdom of Morocco - the most westerly of the North African countries known as the Maghreb, the
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001 - P1150643 ... a country located in the far west of North Africa overlooking the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the North Atlantic Ocean to the west, land-bordered to...
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002 - IMG_1966 ... our tour itinerary starting from Rabat upon arrival into Casablanca - from Casablanca Airport to Rabat, driving distance approximately one hour thirty...
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003 -P1150626 Rabat (Arabic Ribāṭ), city and capital of Morocco, one of the country’s four imperial cities; resting along the shore of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the...
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004 - P1150599 ... the history of Rabat is closely connected to that of Salé, the site of which was first occupied by the Roman settlement of Sala (Shella). During the 10th...
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005 - P000f-068 - P1150597 ... Rabat itself was founded in the 12th century by 'Abd al-Mu'min, the first Almohad ruler, as a ribāṭ (fortified monastery) at which to quarter the troops for...
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006 - P1150598 ... it was the third Almohad sultan, Abū Yūsuf Ya'qūb al-Manṣūr, who named the place Ribāṭ al-Fatḥ (Camp of Conquest), from which the name of the present city...
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007 - IMG_1959 ... Abū Yūsuf Ya'qūb al-Manṣūr also erected the great fortified wall within which the modern town has developed, and he began construction of an enormous...
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008 - P000i-090 - IMG_1950 ... after 1609 the unified community of Rabat-Salé became the home of large numbers of Andalusian Moors who had been driven from Spain and, later, of the...
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009 - P1150622 ... under the French, Rabat was made the administrative capital; and upon Moroccan independence, it was designated, together with Salé, an urban prefecture -...
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011 - Rabat collage Rabat, Morocco's capital, known for landmarks that speak to its Islamic and French-colonial heritage including the Kasbah of the Udayas; this Berber-era royal...
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012 - IMG_1923 瀚漠流「古都信步舊城樓」- 摩洛哥是非洲西北面國家，1956年脫離法國獨立，是一個充滿引人入勝古蹟及現代化國家，享有「北非花園」之稱。 抵達後，開赴首都拉巴特，它的名稱在阿拉伯語中有軍營地帶之意，這個瀕臨大西洋的城市，自1912年以來一直是摩洛哥的政治首都，它的建城歷史可追溯至公元十二世紀，於2012年更被列入世界遺產...
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014 - IMG_1919 The Kingdom of Morocco, its rich culture is a blend of Arab, Berber, European and African influences...
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015 - IMG_1896 ... a brief timeline - 7th and 8th Centuries AD - Arab invasion; Idris founds the first major Muslim dynasty | 10-17th Centuries - Dynasties and religious...
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016 - IMG_1902 ... 1904 - France and Spain carve out zones of influence | 1912 - Morocco becomes a French protectorate under the Treaty of Fez...
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017 - IMG_1897 ... 1956 - End of French protectorate after unrest and strong nationalist sentiment. Spain keeps its two coastal enclaves. Sultan Mohammed becomes king in 1957...
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018 - P1150565 ... 1975-76 - Morocco annexes Western Sahara, but faces an ongoing guerrilla battle for independence from local Saharawi people | 1998 - Morocco's first...
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019 - P1150564 ... 1999 - King Hassan II is succeeded by his son, Mohammed VI...
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