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Northern end of the avenue's wider segment, with Bank Al-Maghrib on the left and Maroc Telecom on the right. Avenue Mohammed V, sometimes referred to by its old name Avenue Dar al-Makhzen ( lit. 'Royal Palace Avenue' ), is a major thoroughfare in downtown Rabat, Morocco. Its main section was created under the French Protectorate in Morocco and ...
Rabat ( / rəˈbɑːt /, also UK: / rəˈbæt /, US: / rɑːˈbɑːt /; [ 3][ 4][ 5] Arabic: الرباط, romanized : ar-Ribāṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) [ 2] and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. It is also the capital city ...
1864 [ 1] The Royal Palace or Dar al-Makhzen ( Arabic: دار المخزن, lit. 'House of the Makhzen ', Berber languages: ⵜⴰⴷⴰⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵎⴿⵣⵏ) is the primary and official residence of the king of Morocco in Rabat. It is situated in the commune of Touarga [ fr]. Its official name is El Mechouar Essaid, lit.
In Morocco, the 75 second-level administrative subdivisions are 13 prefectures and 62 provinces. They are subdivisions of the 12 regions of Morocco. [ 1] Each prefecture or province is subdivided into arrondissements (only in prefectures of some metropolitan areas ), municipalities ( communes, sing. commune) or urban municipalities ( communes ...
Mohammed al-Khamis bin Yusef bin Hassan al-Alawi, [ a] better known simply Mohammed V[ b] (10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961), was the last Sultan of Morocco from 1927 to 1953 and from 1955 to 1957, and first King of Morocco from 1957 to 1961. A member of the 'Alawi dynasty, he played an instrumental role in securing the independence of ...
Chellah. / 34.00667°N 6.82028°W / 34.00667; -6.82028. The Chellah or Shalla ( Berber languages: Sla or Calla; Arabic: شالة ), [ 1] is a medieval fortified Muslim necropolis and ancient archeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south (left) side of the Bou Regreg estuary. The earliest evidence of the site's occupation ...
Mohammed V University ( Arabic: جامعة محمد الخامس, French: Université Mohammed-V) is a public university in Rabat, Morocco. It was founded in 1957 under a royal decree ( Dahir ). It is the first modern university in Morocco after the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez. It is named after Mohammed V of Morocco .
The Dar Es Salam Palace is a residence of the King of Morocco in Rabat, Morocco. It is specifically associated with the memory of Morocco's first king Mohammed V who appreciated its seclusion and made it a principal place of living. The palace was the venue of the meeting of North African leaders that was held when Mohammed V's son Hassan II ...