Bab Soufara
Bab Soufara is a city gate in Rabat, North Atlantic Coast. Bab Soufara is situated nearby to the school Lycée Moulay Youssef, as well as near Postal Museum.Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
- Also known as: “Ambassadors Gate” and “Bab es-Soufara”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab er-Rouah and Rabat Archaeological Museum.
Bab er-Rouah
Photo: Dortiti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab er-Rouah is a monumental gate in the Almohad-era ramparts of Rabat, Morocco. Bab er-Rouah is situated 220 metres west of Bab Soufara.
Rabat Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: ArnoldBetten, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of History and Civilizations is a national archaeological museum in Rabat, capital of Morocco. Open since 1932, its known for holding the most extensive collection of archaeological artefacts found in the kingdom, most notably a bust of the famous Amazigh king Juba II. Rabat Archaeological Museum is situated 340 metres east of Bab Soufara.
Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
Museum
Photo: N’Demenye, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, abbreviated MMVI, is a contemporary and modern art museum in Rabat, Morocco which opened in 2014. Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art is situated 310 metres northeast of Bab Soufara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Touarga and Kasbah of the Udayas.
Kasbah of the Udayas
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Soufara
- Categories: heritage, city gate, and tourism
- Location: Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, North Atlantic Coast, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.01328° or 34° 0′ 48″ northLongitude
-6.83522° or 6° 50′ 7″ westOpen location code
8C6M2577+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 280437999OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q58331758
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Bab Soufara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب السفراء”
- French: “Bab Soufara”
- French: “Porte des Ambassadeurs”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lycée Moulay Youssef and Postal Museum.
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