Rabat Archaeological Museum
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.Photo: ArnoldBetten, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: archaeological museum in Rabat, Morocco
- Also known as: “Museum of History and Civilizations” and “Museum of History and Civilizations in Rabat”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rabat.
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 200 metres northwest of Rabat Archaeological Museum.
St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rabat
Church
Photo: Nawalbennani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Peter's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located at Golan Square in downtown Rabat, Morocco. It was erected in the early 20th century in the Art Deco style. St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rabat is situated 460 metres north of Rabat Archaeological Museum.
Hassan’s Tower
Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 northeast of Rabat Archaeological Museum.
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.
Rabat Archaeological Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, North Atlantic Coast, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.01377° or 34° 0′ 50″ northLongitude
-6.83159° or 6° 49′ 54″ westOpen location code
8C6M2579+G9OpenStreetMap ID
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building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q12238602
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tachelhit—“Rabat Archaeological Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف التاريخ والحضارات بالرباط”
- Arabic: “متحف التاريخ والحضارات”
- Arabic: “متحف الرباط الأثري”
- Bengali: “রাবাত প্রত্নতত্ত্ব জাদুঘর”
- French: “musée archéologique de Rabat”
- French: “Musee Archeologique”
- French: “musée de l’histoire et des civilisations de Rabat”
- French: “Musée de l’Histoire et des Civilisations de Rabat”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Rabat”
- German: “Musée de l’histoire et des civilisations de Rabat”
- Japanese: “ラバト考古学博物館”
- Korean: “라바트 고고학 박물관”
- Moroccan Arabic: “متحف التاريخ و لحضارات د الرباط”
- Portuguese: “Museu Arqueológico de Rabat”
- Slovenian: “Muzej zgodovine in civilizacij, Rabat”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Rabat”
- Tachelhit: “Tasnniɣt n umzruy d tɣrmiwin n Ṛṛbaṭ”
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