Rabat

For the Maltese city on Gozo Island which can also be called Rabat, see Victoria, Malta.

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Rabat (Arabic الرباط, transliterated ar-Rabāṭ or ar-Ribāṭ), population 1.2 million (2005 estimate), is the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg. On the facing shore of the river lies Sal?, Rabat's bedroom community. Together the two cities account for a population of 1.6 million. Rabat is located at 34°1'60" North, 6°49'60" West (34.0333, -6.8333). http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html

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Unfortunately, silting problems have diminished the city's role as a port; however, Rabat and Sal? still maintain relatively important textile, food processing and construction industries; some are from sweatshop labor by major multinational corporations (see Sal?).

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In addition, tourism and the presence of all foreign embassies in Morocco serve to make Rabat the second most important city in the country after the larger and more economically significant Casablanca.

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Maltese: Maltese can refer to:...

Gozo Island: Gozo is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, second in size to Malta Island....

Victoria, Malta: Victoria (also called Rabat) is the capital of Gozo, an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The town has a total population of about 6000....