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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

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