Roots EarthAll cities

Morocco · Africa

Roots Earth in Rabat: audio stories about 44 places

Roots Earth has audio stories about 44 places in Rabat, Morocco, in Africa. The Rabat stories are in all seven Roots Earth languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The app needs no account: open Rabat, pick a place on the city's map of places and play. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people.

The 44 places are listed below in the order the app shows them, and again further down with their coordinates. The lists were taken from the Roots Earth catalogue on 15 September 2026.

Published 16 September 2026. Markdown: rabat.md

The 44 places in Rabat with audio stories

In the order the app shows them.

  1. Hassan Tower
  2. Kasbah of the Udayas
  3. Mausoleum of Mohammed V
  4. Chellah
  5. Royal Palace of Rabat
  6. Rabat Medina
  7. Bab er-Rouah
  8. St. Peter's Cathedral
  9. Museum of History and Civilizations
  10. Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
  11. Great Mosque of Rabat
  12. National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco
  13. Bank Al-Maghrib
  14. Royal Theatre of Rabat
  15. Mohammed VI Tower
  16. Ahl Fas Mosque
  17. Mohammed V University
  18. Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
  19. Bou Regreg
  20. Bab el-Mrissa
  21. Great Mosque of Salé
  22. Salé
  23. Rabat–Salé Tramway
  24. Rabat Zoo
  25. Villa des Arts de Rabat
  26. Archives of Morocco
  27. Rabat–Salé Airport
  28. Bou Regreg waterfront
  29. Avenue Mohammed V
  30. Agdal
  31. Hay Riad
  32. Souissi
  33. Yacoub El Mansour
  34. Rue des Consuls Souk
  35. Rabat Beach
  36. Bab el-Had
  37. Ville Nouvelle
  38. Andalusian Gardens of the Oudayas
  39. Café Maure des Oudayas
  40. Temara
  41. Salé Medina
  42. Quartier de l'Océan
  43. Bouregreg Marina
  44. Hassan Quarter

Is there an audio guide for Hassan Tower?

Yes. Hassan Tower has its audio stories in the Roots Earth app: a short introduction and a deeper story, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian.

It is place 1 of the 44 Rabat places in the app, at 34.02416, -6.82283. Every one of the other 43 places in the list above has the same two stories.

Roots Earth is not a guided tour: you choose the place on the city's map of places and play its story yourself.

How to use Roots Earth in Rabat

Open Roots Earth and choose Rabat. The city has its own map of places with all 44 of them on it. Tap the place you are standing in front of, or any other, and play its short introduction or its deeper story. You decide what to listen to and in which order.

You can listen in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian, and there is no account. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection.

In full

All 44 places in Rabat, in the app's order, with their coordinates.

All 44 places in Rabat, with coordinates

Every place below has a short introduction and a deeper story in the Roots Earth app, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The names, the coordinates (latitude, longitude) and the one line descriptions are the app's own catalogue values of 15 September 2026; a place without a line here has none that this page can print.

1. Hassan Tower

Coordinates
34.02416, -6.82283
In one line
An unfinished 12th-century minaret of red sandstone, begun by the Almohad sultan Yaqub al-Mansur. Meant to crown the world's largest mosque, it stands 44 meters tall above a field of broken columns.

2. Kasbah of the Udayas

Coordinates
34.03056, -6.83556
In one line
A fortified Almohad citadel from the 12th century, perched on a cliff above the river mouth. Behind its monumental gate lie blue-and-white lanes, an Andalusian garden, and sweeping views of the Atlantic.

3. Mausoleum of Mohammed V

Coordinates
34.02261, -6.82195
In one line
A royal tomb built between 1961 and 1971 in traditional Moroccan style, holding King Mohammed V and his sons. Its green pyramidal roof and carved-cedar dome face the medieval Hassan Tower across the esplanade.

4. Chellah

Coordinates
34.00667, -6.82028
In one line
A layered ruin where the Roman town of Sala Colonia meets a 14th-century Marinid royal necropolis. Behind ochre walls lie a Roman forum, a leaning minaret, and gardens crowded with nesting storks.

5. Royal Palace of Rabat

Coordinates
34.00444, -6.83472
In one line
The Dar al-Makhzen, principal residence of Morocco's king, built in the mid-19th century. A vast walled district set behind a great ceremonial esplanade, with ornate gates, a royal mosque, and gardens. The interior stays closed.

6. Rabat Medina

Coordinates
34.02556, -6.83694
In one line
Rabat's old walled town, settled in the 17th century by Andalusian Moriscos expelled from Spain. Behind a straight Andalusian wall lie busy souks, the craft street of Rue des Consuls, and the old Jewish quarter, the mellah.

7. Bab er-Rouah

Coordinates
34.01281, -6.83764
In one line
A monumental Almohad gate from the 1190s, known as the Gate of the Winds. Built by caliph Yaqub al-Mansur, its carved-stone horseshoe arch and interlaced relief now frame an art gallery within the old chambers.

8. St. Peter's Cathedral

Coordinates
34.01778, -6.83139
In one line
Rabat's Roman Catholic cathedral rises on Place du Golan with twin angular white towers. Begun in 1919 and inaugurated in 1921, it is a striking Art Deco landmark from the French Protectorate era.

9. Museum of History and Civilizations

Coordinates
34.01361, -6.83139
In one line
Morocco's national archaeology museum, founded in 1932, gathers the country's finest ancient finds. Its celebrated Hall of Bronzes holds the Roman masterpieces of Volubilis, alongside prehistoric tools, marble sculpture, and Islamic-era treasures.

10. Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

Coordinates
34.0153, -6.8328
In one line
Opened in 2014, this is Morocco's first national museum of modern and contemporary art. Blending Moorish motifs with modern construction, it gathers works by some 200 Moroccan artists and hosts rotating international exhibitions.

11. Great Mosque of Rabat

Coordinates
34.02578, -6.83367
In one line
The largest Friday mosque in Rabat's Andalusian medina, founded in the Marinid era. Also known as the cobblers' mosque, it spans roughly 1,800 square meters, with a courtyard, hypostyle prayer hall, and a minaret raised in 1939.

12. National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco

Coordinates
34.00833, -6.8425
In one line
Morocco's national library, founded in 1924 and rehoused in a modern building inaugurated in 2008. Designed by Rachid Andaloussi and Abdelouahed Mountassir, it holds the kingdom's legal deposit and a rich collection of manuscripts.

13. Bank Al-Maghrib

Coordinates
34.01944, -6.83583
In one line
Morocco's central bank, founded in 1959, anchors Avenue Mohammed V with its monumental headquarters. Issuer of the dirham, it houses a money museum whose collection of more than 30,000 coins and notes traces two thousand years of monetary history.

14. Royal Theatre of Rabat

Coordinates
34.02581, -6.81519
In one line
A sweeping white performing-arts landmark on the Bouregreg river, among Zaha Hadid's final designs. Its flowing concrete shell holds an 1,800-seat theatre and a 7,000-seat open-air amphitheatre, anchoring Rabat's new cultural quarter.

15. Mohammed VI Tower

Coordinates
34.01898, -6.80518
In one line
Rising 250 metres above the Bou Regreg estuary, the Mohammed VI Tower is the tallest building in Morocco. Completed in 2025, the tapering glass skyscraper holds a hotel, offices, apartments, and a summit observatory.

16. Ahl Fas Mosque

Coordinates
34.00758, -6.83261
In one line
Founded in the 18th century by Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah, the Ahl Fas Mosque stands near the royal mechouar in Rabat. It serves as the royal mosque, where the king leads Friday and festival prayers, and has been restored by successive monarchs.

17. Mohammed V University

Coordinates
33.985, -6.862
In one line
Founded in 1957 in Rabat, Mohammed V University was the first modern university in independent Morocco. Named for the king who led the country to independence, it remains a flagship public institution with campuses across the capital and notable alumni in politics and letters.

18. Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

Coordinates
33.95944, -6.88861
In one line
Rebuilt and reopened in 2025, the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium seats 69,500 spectators outside Rabat. Home to Morocco's national team, its palm-leaf facade was raised for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, and the stadium was designed to host 2030 World Cup matches up to the semi-finals.

19. Bou Regreg

Coordinates
34.0319, -6.83083
In one line
The Bou Regreg is a 240-kilometre river flowing from the Middle Atlas to the Atlantic, where its estuary divides Rabat from Salé. Settled since Phoenician times near ancient Sala Colonia, it has long shaped the life of both cities at its mouth.

20. Bab el-Mrissa

Coordinates
34.03306, -6.82028
In one line
Built between 1270 and 1280 by the Marinid sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub, Bab el-Mrissa in Salé once opened onto a protected harbour and shipyard. Ships entered through its tall horseshoe arch from a canal linked to the Bou Regreg.

21. Great Mosque of Salé

Coordinates
34.04, -6.8275
In one line
The Great Mosque of Salé is the third-largest mosque in Morocco, covering about 5,070 square metres. First built around 1030 and rebuilt in 1196 by the Almohads, it stands beside the elegant Marinid madrasa of 1342.

22. Salé

Coordinates
34.04528, -6.81778
In one line
Salé is Rabat's older twin across the Bou Regreg, an Andalusian-founded port that became a Marinid religious centre and, in the 17th century, the corsair stronghold known to the world as the Salé Rovers.

23. Rabat–Salé Tramway

Coordinates
34.0234, -6.8336
In one line
The Rabat-Salé tramway, opened in 2011, links the two riverside cities with two modern lines crossing the Bou Regreg on the Hassan II bridge, carrying around 172,000 passengers a day on sleek Alstom cars.

24. Rabat Zoo

Coordinates
33.953, -6.895
In one line
Rabat Zoo, reopened in 2012 on 48 hectares near Témara, gathers some 2,000 animals across five Moroccan ecosystems and shelters the world's most important group of Atlas lions, descended from the royal palace menagerie.

25. Villa des Arts de Rabat

Coordinates
34.01083, -6.83694

26. Archives of Morocco

Coordinates
34.00972, -6.8425
In one line
The Archives of Morocco, created by a 2007 law and set up in 2011 and opened to the public in 2013, is the kingdom's national archive in Rabat, gathering, preserving, and opening the documentary memory of the Moroccan state.

27. Rabat–Salé Airport

Coordinates
34.05139, -6.75139
In one line
Rabat-Salé Airport, the capital's gateway in Salé, grew from a wartime military airfield into an international airport whose 2012 terminal handles over a million passengers a year while still hosting a Royal Moroccan Air Force base.

28. Bou Regreg waterfront

Coordinates
34.0269, -6.8275
In one line
The Bou Regreg waterfront is the redeveloped estuary between Rabat and Salé, where a marina, a tramway bridge, Zaha Hadid's Grand Théâtre, and the towering Mohammed VI cable-stayed bridge frame Morocco's reborn riverfront.

29. Avenue Mohammed V

Coordinates
34.0175, -6.8369
In one line
Avenue Mohammed V is Rabat's grand ceremonial boulevard, laid out under the French Protectorate between 1915 and 1932. Lined with arcades and palms, it gathers the post office, the central bank, parliament, and the As-Sunna Mosque.

30. Agdal

Coordinates
33.99363, -6.84907
In one line
Agdal is Rabat's student-and-cafe district, grown from a postwar suburb into one of the capital's smartest neighborhoods. It gathers Mohammed V University, a busy railway station, and long avenues of bookshops, terraces, and pastry counters.

31. Hay Riad

Coordinates
33.96833, -6.86639
In one line
Hay Riad is Rabat's gleaming new district, laid out from the late 1970s and booming since the 2000s. Glass office parks, ministries, gated villas, and the big malls of Mahaj Riad and Arribat Center fill its broad, planned avenues.

32. Souissi

Coordinates
33.97417, -6.84083
In one line
Souissi is Rabat's most exclusive district, a green expanse of embassies, gated villas, and international schools. It surrounds a royal residence and the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, opened in 1971 amid a planted cork-oak forest.

33. Yacoub El Mansour

Coordinates
33.99528, -6.86972
In one line
Yacoub El Mansour is Rabat's largest working-class district, covering roughly a quarter of the city and home to a young, densely settled population. Named for the great Almohad sultan, it runs on markets, youth centers, sports fields, and neighborhood life.

34. Rue des Consuls Souk

Coordinates
34.02639, -6.83583
In one line
Rue des Consuls is the medina's most famous shopping street, where foreign consuls once lived in the corsair era. Today its shops overflow with Berber carpets, leather, pottery, and crafts, and a carpet auction still gathers buyers some mornings.

35. Rabat Beach

Coordinates
34.03306, -6.84
In one line
Rabat Beach stretches along the Atlantic at the mouth of the Bouregreg, below the Kasbah of the Udayas. About 2. 5 kilometers of golden sand draw surfers, families, and joggers, backed by a redeveloped corniche of cafes and parks.

36. Bab el-Had

Coordinates
34.01972, -6.84028
In one line
An Almohad-era gate in Rabat's medieval walls, Bab el-Had opens onto a busy square that has served as marketplace and meeting point for centuries. Today its arch frames one of the old town's liveliest thresholds.

37. Ville Nouvelle

Coordinates
34.01361, -6.83833
In one line
Rabat's Ville Nouvelle is the planned modern quarter laid out from 1913 under the French Protectorate. Broad boulevards, Art Deco facades, and neo-Moorish ministries line Avenue Mohammed V, the ceremonial spine of Morocco's capital.

38. Andalusian Gardens of the Oudayas

Coordinates
34.02944, -6.83361
In one line
Laid out between 1915 and 1918 inside the Kasbah of the Oudayas, this formal garden draws on the Moorish gardens of medieval Spain. Citrus trees, bougainvillea, and shaded paths fill a space once used as a palace courtyard.

39. Café Maure des Oudayas

Coordinates
34.03139, -6.83389
In one line
Perched on the ramparts of the Kasbah of the Oudayas, this open-air café serves mint tea and Moroccan pastries on terraces above the Bou Regreg river, with sweeping views toward Salé and the Atlantic beyond.

40. Temara

Coordinates
33.92667, -6.91222
In one line
A fast-growing coastal city just south of Rabat, Temara pairs Atlantic beaches with deep prehistory. Founded in the twelfth century, its coastal caves hold human remains dating back around 120,000 years to the Aterian age.

41. Salé Medina

Coordinates
34.0425, -6.82
In one line
Across the Bou Regreg from Rabat, the medieval medina of Salé holds a Great Mosque from 1196, a Marinid madrasa from 1342, and the notorious legacy of the seventeenth-century corsairs known as the Salé Rovers.

42. Quartier de l'Océan

Coordinates
34.02611, -6.84944
In one line
One of Rabat's old neighborhoods west of the ramparts, the Quartier de l'Océan grew during the early twentieth-century Protectorate on a grid layout, historically home to a mixed European and Moroccan population near the Atlantic.

43. Bouregreg Marina

Coordinates
34.02472, -6.82917
In one line
Bouregreg Marina sits on the river estuary between Rabat and Salé, a contemporary waterfront of moored boats, walkways, and cafes that anchors Morocco's largest urban-renewal scheme launched in 2006.

44. Hassan Quarter

Coordinates
34.02194, -6.83139
In one line
The Hassan Quarter forms the administrative heart of Rabat, a leafy grid laid out under the French Protectorate from 1912, lined with ministries, embassies, broad avenues, and cafe terraces near the Hassan Tower.

Roots Earth in short

Roots Earth has audio stories about 5,665 places in 130 cities, 25 countries and 6 regions, written by local people.

  • No account
  • Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection
  • Audio stories in English and German in every city, and in Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian in 126 of the 130 cities

Roots Earth for Android is available on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsearth.app.