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Pictures from Rabat, the capital of Morocco. See Kasbah des Oudaias and it's famous gate, Bab Oudaia. This fortress at the intersection of the ocean and river protected the city of Rabat. At the other end of the city, at the south edge is Chellah. An ancient city, it's ruins include well preserved walls and towers and a relaxing garden with a variety of flowering plants.
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| Archaelogical site of Chellah, southern edge of Rabat |
Tower of Chellah, Rabat, Morocco |
Chellah site diagram, with main gate on the left |
Interior of Chellah main gate |
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| Flower in the Chellah garden |
Minaret of Chellah, Rabat, Morocco |
Chellah Minaret detail |
Sky over the Chellah walls |
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| Flowers grow among the foundation ruins |
Walls and towers of Chellah, Rabat |
Sky over the Chellah walls |
Trumpet flowers hang from a tree |
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| More flowers in the garden |
Red flowers in the Chellah gardens |
Garden pathway at Chellah |
Flower bulb in the relaxing gardens |
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| Stone wall carving details |
Colorful flower of Chellah gardens |
Display of carved and painted plaster placed over rough walls |
Arabic arch of Chellah, Rabat, Morocco |
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| Arches and light of Chellah ruins |
Towers of the kasbah, Rabat, Morocco |
Wall and doorway of Kasbah des Oudaias |
Looking south from the Bab Oudaia into the city of Rabat |
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| Bab Oudaia, the famous gate built in 1195 |
Inside the gate (Bab) looking out |
Interior side of the famous gate, Bab Oudaia, Rabat, Morocco |
Walls of the kasbah over the ocean |
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| Palms and walls of Kasbah des Oudaias |
Entering a gate into the Kasbah des Oudaias |
Kasbah tower from inside the Andalusian garden |
Andalusian garden inside Kasbah des Oudaias |
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| Islamic arch at the kasbah, Rabat, Morocco |
Cat sleeping in the Andalusian garden |
Painted door leading off the Andalusian garden |
Kasbah tower with cannons, Rabat |
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| Moroccan woman making a carpet |
Moroccan woman making a carpet, Rabat |
Unfinished Hassan Mosque minaret and Mohammed V Mausoleum, Rabat |
Sale, across the river from Rabat with graveyard outside the city wall |
