Bab El Had
Bab El Had is a city gate in Rabat, North Atlantic Coast. Bab El Had is situated nearby to Mosquée Sidi Lghandour, as well as near Majestic hotel.- Type: City gate
- Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
- Also known as: “Bab El Had باب الحد”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moulay Slimane Mosque and Hassan’s Tower.
Moulay Slimane Mosque
Mosque
The Moulay Slimane Mosque is a mosque in the medina of Rabat, Morocco. It was built in 1812 by the 'Alawi sultan Moulay Slimane, after whom it is named. Moulay Slimane Mosque is situated 330 metres northeast of Bab El Had.
Hassan’s Tower
Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco. It was commissioned by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, the third caliph of the Almohad Caliphate, near the end of the 12th century. Hassan’s Tower is situated 1½ km east of Bab El Had.Theatre Mohammed V
Theater building
Theatre Mohammed V is a theater building, which is situated 680 metres east of Bab El Had.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kasbah of the Udayas and Touarga.
Kasbah of the Udayas
Village
The Kasbah of the Udayas, also spelled Kasbah of the Oudaias or of the Oudayas, is a kasbah in Rabat, Morocco. It is located on a hill at the mouth of the Bou Regreg opposite Salé, and adjacent to the Medina quarter of Rabat.
Bab El Had
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, North Atlantic Coast, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.02194° or 34° 1′ 19″ north
Longitude
-6.84039° or 6° 50′ 25″ west
Open location code
8C6M25C5+QR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=gatehouse
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Moroccan Arabic—“Bab El Had” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب الأحد”
- Arabic: “باب الحد”
- French: “Bab el Had”
- French: “Bab El had”
- French: “Bab El Had”
- French: “Bab el-Had”
- Moroccan Arabic: “باب لحد”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mosquée Sidi Lghandour and Place Bab El Had.
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