Bou Regreg River

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The Bou Regreg River is a major waterway on Morocco’s Atlantic coast that separates the capital city of Rabat from its twin city Salé and has historically served as an important harbor and trade route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
adjacentCity Rabat
Salé
continent Africa
country Morocco
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
flowsThrough northwestern Morocco
formsBoundaryBetween Rabat and Salé
hasBasin Bou Regreg basin
linked to: Bou Regreg Valley
hasBridge Moulay Hassan Bridge
Pont Hassan II
hasEconomicRole fisheries
tourism attraction
transportation corridor
hasEnvironmentalConcern pollution
sedimentation
hasEstuarineCity Rabat
Salé
hasEstuary Bou Regreg estuary
linked to: Bou Regreg River
hasHistoricalFunction harbor
trade route
hasPort Port of Rabat-Salé
hasUrbanDevelopmentProject Bou Regreg Valley development project
hasValley Bou Regreg Valley
historicallyImportantFor maritime trade
regional commerce
historicallyUsedBy corsairs of Salé
linked to: Barbary corsairs

merchant ships
isMajorWaterwayOf Morocco’s Atlantic coast
isPartOf Moroccan Atlantic watershed
languageOfName Arabic
locatedIn Morocco
locatedInCountryCapitalArea Rabat metropolitan area
linked to: Rabat
locatedInRegion Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
mouth Atlantic Ocean
nearArchaeologicalSite Chellah
linked to: Chellah necropolis
nearHistoricMedina Medina of Rabat
linked to: Rabat

Medina of Salé
nearLandmark Hassan Tower
Kasbah of the Udayas
passesThrough Rabat-Salé urban area
linked to: Rabat and Salé
separates Rabat
Salé
usedFor fishing
irrigation
navigation
recreation

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Rabat isOnRiver Bou Regreg River
Kasbah of the Udayas locatedAtMouthOf Bou Regreg River
Kasbah of the Udayas locatedOnBankOf Bou Regreg River
Kasbah of the Udayas hasViewOf Bou Regreg estuary
linked to: Bou Regreg River
Hassan Tower near Bou Regreg River
Bou Regreg River hasEstuary Bou Regreg estuary
linked to: Bou Regreg River
Salé locatedOn Bou Regreg River
Chellah necropolis locatedNear Bou Regreg River
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra traversedByRiver Bou Regreg River
subject linked to: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region
Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage associatedRiver Bouregreg River
linked to: Bou Regreg River
Andalusian Gardens hasView Bou Regreg River
Oudayas Museum nearbyAttraction Bou Regreg River
Bab Oudaia gate locatedNear Bou Regreg River
Hassan Mosque complex viewOver Bou Regreg River
Tour Hassan locatedNear Bou Regreg River
صومعة حسان locatedOnRiver نهر أبي رقراق
linked to: Bou Regreg River
Port of Rabat-Salé locatedOnWaterbody Bou Regreg River
Port of Rabat-Salé adjacentTo Bou Regreg river mouth
linked to: Bou Regreg River
Moulay Hassan Bridge crosses Bou Regreg River
Pont Hassan II crosses Bou Regreg River
Bou Regreg Valley partOf Bou Regreg watershed
linked to: Bou Regreg River
Republic of Salé locatedAtMouthOf Bou Regreg River
Rabat locatedOn Bou Regreg River
subject linked to: Rabat and Salé