Kasbah of the Udayas

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The Kasbah of the Udayas (Arabic: قصبة الوداية‎ Qasbat al-Udaya) (also spelled "Oudaias" or "Oudayas") is a kasbah (citadel) in Rabat, Morocco. It is located at the mouth of the Bou Regreg river, opposite Salé, and adjacent to the old medina of Rabat. It is listed, along with other sites in Rabat, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

History

In the 10th century the Ummayyads of Cordoba, or their Zenata Berber allies in the region, founded a ribat or fortified monastery/outpost in the area, to defend against the Barghawata Berbers who had established a Kharijite state to the south. This ribat was most likely on the same site as the current Kasbah of the Udayas, but its location has not been confirmed by historians. In any case, one of the last Almoravid emirs, Tashfin ibn Ali (ruled 1143-45) built a new ribat on the site of the current kasbah during his efforts to repel the Almohads. The Almohads defeated the Almoravids and destroyed the ribat. In 1150 or 1151 the Almohad caliph Abd...