Rabat is a country.
National Route 6 ( N6 ) is a national highway of Morocco . Rabat ( الرِّبَاط , ; Eṛṛbaṭ , ⴻⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ ) is the capital city of Morocco and its second largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 ( 2014 ) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million . It is also the capital city of the Eṛṛbaṭ-Sla-Qniṭra administrative region . In addition , tourism and the presence of all foreign embassies in Morocco serve to make Rabat one of the most important cities in the country .