As I was about to enter Rabat’s UNESCO World Heritage site, the Kasbah of the Oudaias (which sits atop a hill), I turned to take a look at the surrounding landscape. It was quite memorable.
Situated to the southwest was a beautiful white lighthouse, the Fort de la Calette Lighthouse (known by the French as Phare de Rabat). It stands 20 meters tall (and is 31 meters above sea level). The lighthouse opened in 1920 and still works to this day. It was built atop the old Sirat bastion, which was constructed in 1775-76.
Equally impressive was the very large cemetery that was situated just inland from the lighthouse. This is the Chouhada cemetery, a Muslim cemetery, said to be for martyrs.
