Kasbahs are barriers that historically were used to shield royalty from attacks. Rabat's clifftop Kasbah of the Udayas was constructed by the Almohads and is over a thousand years old. Later, the Almohads added a palace and mosque and named it al-Mahdiyya after the great Arabic leader, al-Mahdi Ibn Tumart. Today, Rabat's kasbah is filled mostly with residences that are painted half white and half blue. It is a wonderful place to enjoy a cup of tea while overlooking the point where the Bouregreg River meets the Atlantic Ocean and enjoy a stroll through the palace gardens.
Kasbahs are barriers that historically were used to shield royalty from attacks. Rabat's clifftop Kasbah of the Udayas was constructed by the Almohads and is over a thousand years old. Later, the Almohads added a palace and mosque and named it al-Mahdiyya after the great Arabic leader, al-Mahdi Ibn Tumart. Today, Rabat's kasbah is filled mostly with residences that are painted half white and half blue. It is a wonderful place to enjoy a cup of tea while overlooking the point where the Bouregreg River meets the Atlantic Ocean and enjoy a stroll through the palace gardens.