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News 12 Nov 2012 4 min read

Within two years, the Rbatis will no longer find anywhere to bury their dead

The choice between relocation and the creation of new local cemeteries is essential.
Within two years, the Rbatis will no longer find anywhere to bury their dead
This is now one of the most complex issues that the city of Rabat and its counterpart Salé will have to tackle. The cemeteries of the Kingdom's capital are increasingly struggling to accommodate the dead. Day by day, the space allocated to cemeteries within the city is shrinking and the commune is already sounding the alarm. According to the deputy mayor of Rabat, Abdelmouniim Madani, within two years, the city's inhabitants will not find anywhere to bury their dead. Therefore, in the name of a triple concern for hygiene, urban rationality and the unsuitability of cemeteries for the dense urban fabric, local actors are currently looking into the design of a new approach to manage this service, because it will first be necessary to respect a difficult urban order. "Before thinking about creating a cemetery, we must first designate the right place required so as not to have to change the…

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