Rabat’s Medina Deserted as Morocco Enforces Coronavirus Lockdown

No more shopping by the inhabitants, change of atmosphere,... The medina of Rabat is emptying out on a daily basis. The alleys of old Rabat within the walls are almost deserted. The thousands of shops of all kinds that animate it are opening their doors less and less.

Food stores such as grocery stores, butchers or fruit and vegetable vendors are only open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., as observed by a Le360 team sent to the field on Saturday, March 28.

The team also observed a slight animation on Mohammed V Avenue, the main artery of downtown Rabat, which starts at the foot of the Assouna mosque and whose extension is located inside the medina walls. The atmosphere in its best known alleys, such as Sidi Fateh or Boukroun, has also changed.