The land of the Moors; a comprehensive description . rtifications for two 36-ton Krupp guns, intended tocarry ten miles. The citadel is principally occu[)ied bythe Udaia, a hereditary mulatto legion. Rabat has two walls, in the inner of which are sevengates, Bab el Marsa, Bab el Bahar, Bab Sheila, Bab elJadeed, Bab el Aalu, Bab el Had and BabAbiba, and in the outer wall, some two miles * The Moonsli Enipire contains the fulldwinjj liistorical references toRaliat: founded, 81; taken by the Beni Marin, 93; a pirate ; brought into subjection liy Mohanuned WII., 167 : 1-21 Hasan III
The land of the Moors; a comprehensive description . rtifications for two 36-ton Krupp guns, intended tocarry ten miles. The citadel is principally occu[)ied bythe Udaia, a hereditary mulatto legion. Rabat has two walls, in the inner of which are sevengates, Bab el Marsa, Bab el Bahar, Bab Sheila, Bab elJadeed, Bab el Aalu, Bab el Had and BabAbiba, and in the outer wall, some two miles * The Moonsli Enipire contains the fulldwinjj liistorical references toRaliat: founded, 81; taken by the Beni Marin, 93; a pirate ; brought into subjection liy Mohanuned WII., 167 : 1-21 Hasan (htion, 187: liis entry. 192: missionaries. 317. 330-2: Kuropeans. 413. j Its name is said to have been due to a prophecy by Ibn Tinnart. theMahdi, that after his followers the Muwahhadis had built a city theywould always be victorious. Its plan is said to have been modelled onthat of .\le\andria, and certainly it is far too regular for Moorish notions. X The embrasures are too close together to be of much service. Kl. , ]l. < c< o < e a < H-l PALACES 169 in circumference, are three, Bab el Jadeed, Bab Tamsnaand l^ab Kabibah. Between these walls are two imperialpalaces, one large, one small, the former of 1-1 1-1 c 1 • • -1 Iataces. which, while ot a plain exterior, is decoratedinside with considerable taste, especially as regards the tile-work. It contains the tombs of Sidi Mohammed XVII. (binAbd Allah) and of Mulai Hasan III. The other is a muchhumbler dwelling on the sea-shore, seldom used by royalty. In the kasbah is a very large mosque, built by MulaiAbd Allah V., in addition to which, and to the chiefmosque (in the Slipper Market), those ofMulai Sulaiman (in the Suakah) and the Sinna(on the Sheila road, by the gate of the palace) are worthyof mention. The patron saint, Sidi Liaburi, is supposedto guard the river, and to him petitions aremade when the bar is troublesome. A ladyof the same name, Lallah Ayeshah Liaburiah, buried onthe
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