There are three cities larger than Rabat in Morocco .
Rabat ( Arabic : الرباط , ar-Ribaaṭ , literally `` Fortified Place '' ; Berber : ⴻⵔⵔⴱⴰⵟ , Errbaṭ ; Moroccan Arabic : ارّباط , Errbaṭ ) is the capital and fourth largest city of Morocco with an urban population of approximately 620,000 ( 2004 ) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million .
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