Timeline of Rabat
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rabat, Morocco.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1150 CE - Citadel construction begins.[1]
- 1627 - Rabat and Salé form the Republic of Bou Regreg.
- 1864 - Dar al-Makhzen (palace) built.
20th century
- 1912 - Moroccan capital relocated to Rabat from Fes.[1]
- 1915 - Musée National des Bijoux à Rabat active.[2]
- 1916 - Lycée Moulay Youssef (school) opens.
- 1919 - Stade Marocain football club formed.
- 1923 - Stade de FUS (stadium) opens.
- 1924 - Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc established.
- 1944 - Centre cinématographique marocain headquartered in Rabat.
- 1946 - Fath Union Sport football club formed.
- 1950 - Population: 145,000.[3]
- 1956 - Rabat becomes capital of independent Morocco.[1]
- 1958 - Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales football club formed.
- 1959 - Maghreb Arabe Press established.
- 1960 - Population: 233,000.[3]
- 1961 - National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics established.
- 1962 - Théâtre national Mohammed-V opens.
- 1967 - Association Marocaine de la Recherche et de l'Echange Culturel established.[4]
- 1969 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in Rabat.
- 1970 - Population: 494,000.[3]
- 1974 - 1974 Arab League summit held.
- 1979 - Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquartered in city.
- 1980
- École nationale d'architecture de Rabat (school) established.
- Population: 808,000.[3]
- 1981 - National Institute for Urban and Territorial Planning headquartered in Rabat.[5]
- 1983 - Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium opens.
- 1985 - August: 1985 Pan Arab Games held.
- 1987 - Universite Mohammed V's Centre D'etudes Strategiques established.[6]
- 1989 - Arab Maghreb Union headquartered in Rabat.[6]
- 1990 - Population: 1,174,000.[3]
- 1991 - Casablanca–Rabat expressway built.
- 1999 - Rabat–Fes expressway built.
21st century
- 2000 - Population: 1,507,000.[3]
- 2005 - Rabat–Tangier expressway built.
- 2009 - Fathallah Oualalou becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Rabat Ringroad construction begins.
- 2011
- February: Political demonstration.[7]
- Rabat-Salé tramway begins operating.
- Population: 1,843,000.[3]
- 2012 - Rabat–Salé Airport new terminal opens.
See also
- Other cities in Morocco
References
- 1 2 3 Thomas K. Park; Aomar Boum (2006). "Rabat". Historical Dictionary of Morocco (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6511-2.
- ↑ "Musée National des Bijoux à Rabat" (in French). Rabat: Royaume du Maroc, Ministère de la culture. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The State of African Cities 2014". United Nations Human Settlements Programme. ISBN 978-92-1-132598-0.
- ↑ Hsain Ilahiane (2006). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6490-0.
- ↑ "INAU". Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved October 2014.
- ↑ "Morocco Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved October 2014.
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Further reading
- Maurice de Périgny (1919). Au Maroc; Casablanca-Rabat-Meknes (in French).
- Janet L. Abu-Lughod (1980). Rabat: Urban Apartheid in Morocco. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-5303-8.
- Jamila Bargach (2008). "Rabat". In Yasser Elsheshtawy. The Evolving Arab City: Tradition, Modernity and Urban Development. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-12821-1.
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- "(Articles related to Rabat)". Connecting-Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre.
- "Morocco: Rabat". Archnet. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
Coordinates: 34°01′15″N 6°50′30″W / 34.020882°N 6.84165°W
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