This image captures a nighttime scene along the Bou Regreg River in Rabat, Morocco, likely viewed from the Rabat side looking towards the illuminated city of Salé

This image captures a nighttime scene along the Bou Regreg River in Rabat, Morocco, likely viewed from the Rabat side looking towards the illuminated city of Salé. In the left foreground, a large, multi-decked wooden vessel resembling a historical ship replica is moored. The vessel's dark hull features lower deck windows emitting warm orange light, and two white circular lifebuoys are visible on the upper deck railing. Two bare masts with rigging extend towards the dark sky. The river's dark surface reflects various artificial lights from the vessel and the far bank, creating shimmering patterns of orange, red, and green, with discernible ripples. The opposite bank features a densely built urban landscape, identified as Salé, illuminated by numerous warm, yellow lights. A prominent, tall, square minaret with a pointed cap rises above the city skyline. A horizontal band of brighter white lights stretches across the mid-section of the distant city, possibly a bridge or waterfront promenade. The dark night sky shows a distinct diagonal beam of white light traversing its upper right quadrant, originating from an unseen source beyond the city, with additional vertical light beams projecting from the city itself. A fragment of a smaller blue and yellow boat is visible in the extreme lower-left corner. No individuals are discernible within the frame.