Rabat
Morocco · Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Rabat is the capital city of Morocco, located on the northwestern coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. Rabat is the country's seventh-largest city with a population of 515,619 (2024) and the second largest metropolitan area after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 2.1 million (2025). It is also the capital city of the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra administrative region. Rabat is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg, opposite Sale, the city's main commuter town.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+0 · 6 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
- Main language
- Arabic
- On the map
- 34.01° N, 6.85° W
Near Rabat
- Casablanca · 83 km away
- Larache · 145 km away
- Fez · 170 km away
- Beni Mellal-Khenifra · 176 km away
- Chefchaouen · 194 km away
- Tangier · 215 km away
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Where to stay
Rabat Marriott Hotel
9.8/10 · 462 reviews
Ibis Rabat Agdal
9.6/10 · 3325 reviews
Riad Meftaha
9.6/10 · 2082 reviews
Fairmont La Marina Rabat Sale Hotel
9.6/10 · 874 reviews
STORY Rabat
9.6/10 · 499 reviews
Riad Dar Jabador
9.6/10 · 352 reviews
Riad Dar Rabiaa
9.4/10 · 706 reviews
Riad Dar Karima
9.4/10 · 333 reviews
Riad El Maâti
9.4/10 · 205 reviews
Euphoriad
9.2/10 · 246 reviews