Rabat is a place.
Rabat . It is also the capital city of the Eṛṛbaṭ-Sla-Qniṭra administrative region . The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg . Once a reputed corsair haven , Rabat served as one of the many ports in North Africa for the Barbary pirates , who were particularly active from the 16th through the 18th centuries .