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The Kasbah of the Udayas is located at the mouth of the Bou Regreg river opposite Salé. It was built in the 12th century during the reign of the Almohad Caliphate (AD 1121-1269).Predominately residential, its narrow streets are lined with whitewashed houses – most of which were built by Muslim refugees from Spain. Kasbah des Udayas home to approximately 2,000 of Rabat’s citizens.
Museum
The Oudayas Kasbah is so
nice that foreigners are moving in and
buying apartments by the handfuls.
Its attraction lies in the fact that it is removed from the city, located across the street from the central medina, and is
as easy going as any beach town
The Kasbah was the Almohade citadel of medieval Rabat, and it is guarded by an arched gate - Bab-Al-Oudaïas ou Bab El Kébir - built around 1195
Oudaias Museum
Oudaias Museum
Oudaias Museum is situated in the opulent lodge built by Moulay Ismail in the seventeenth century after he subdued the pirate republic of Rabat and took over the Kasbah as a garrison for the Oudaias, a Saharan tribe who formed the bulk of his mercenary army.
Blooming Aloe Vera Plant
Today the palace houses the Museum of Moroccan Arts
The Museum of Moroccan Arts has an excellent display of antique furniture, rugs and ceramics, Berber jewellery, costumes and local carpets
Agapanthus, Lily of the Nile (or African lily in the UK)
The Andalusian garden in the Oudaya Kasbah
Andalucian garden is one of the Kasbah's masterpieces. The exuberance of the vegetation softens the strict geometry of its paths with flowerbeds, bougainvillea and fragrant herbs
Washingtonia is a genus of palms
The Kasbah of the Udayas doors
The narrow main street, Rue
Djemaa, lined with iron-studded house doors set
in picturesque doorways
Door details Librairie Café Littéraire
Door details Librairie Café Littéraire
The Plateforme du Sémaphore the highest point, of Kasbah
the Bou Regreg estuary, the Salé
city and the Atlantic Ocean
Morocco has some of the best surf spots to offer in the world
Bab el Kebir is the main gate of Kasbah of the Udayas
Sound: Asma Lmnawar - Hakawa 2016
Text: InternetPictures: Sanda Foişoreanu Sanda Negruțiu Internet pag1,2,3, 12,13,62Copyright: All the images belong to their authors
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