UNESCO to evaluate heritage conservation in Moroccan capital

Morocco’s capital, Rabat, is one of 124 World Heritage sites to be assessed for the state of its conservation at the UNESCO committee’s annual meeting in India.

With architecture dating back to 1184, the city is one of the most ancient in the world, and its numerous monuments depict the many different periods of Moroccan history.

Mosques dating back nearly a thousand years blend into the new urban town built under the French…