Among the industries of Rabat, are found manufacture of textiles, processed food, and building materials.
Tourism is also an important source of income, together with the administration for all of Morocco.
Rabat is a commercial and administrative centre. It has many historical monuments and some of Morocco's most important museums. All foreign embassies in Morocco are located to Rabat. A settlement is founded about 1 km in from the Atlantic coast on the southern green slopes south of Oued Bou Regreg. The place is eventually named Chellah.