https://i.imgur.com/rBA7N0q.jpg Hello dear Hive Community, I hope this post finds you well! I am writing this post today to introduce my city to you. I had some spare time this morning, the light was good and so I wen’t to the city center to take some pics. This is Rabat, capital city of the Kingdom of Morocco, a bustling metropolis of about 1.5m inhabitants, located on the north-west coast of Africa. The city has a fascinating blend of traditional and modern culture and architecture. Today I want to show you the traditional side of the place that I have grown to love over the years.
https://i.imgur.com/KN6SsjG.jpg This is the street I live in, about 10km from the Medina.
https://i.imgur.com/JYK4riw.jpg First stop is the Garden of Nouzhat Hassan. I often come here in summer when it is hot. There are not many places with tall bushy trees to hide from the burning sun, so this is a good place to come and sit.
https://i.imgur.com/LsrAL4P.jpg When I go to the Medina, I usually avoid the crowded touristic part so I enter through one of the smaller gates, called Bab Chellah.
https://i.imgur.com/TXj7C2X.jpg We go past lots of shoes…
https://i.imgur.com/tHbfloY.jpg And lots of carpets.
https://i.imgur.com/uUi8KbZ.jpg Coming out at the back of the Medina, we are looking over to Oudaya, one of the oldest parts of town.
https://i.imgur.com/OcWuEbq.jpg This is outside the famous Andalusian Garden.
https://i.imgur.com/DASY0dp.jpg Here are some traditional workers quarters.
https://i.imgur.com/liG9ZD3.jpg Ashohada Mosque
https://i.imgur.com/xOJuhxv.jpg Gate Bab al Had
https://i.imgur.com/OQr3le1.jpg city walls
https://i.imgur.com/PRkhLZo.jpg Gate Bab Rouah So this is a quick circuit around the outside of the Medina, to show you some of the traditional spots of the city center. In the next post I will show you the modern side of this great city of Rabat. Cya all images and text by booboohabibi