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Tetouan
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SPAIN
Tetouan
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Saïdia
Rabat
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Zagora
CANARY ISLANDS
ALGERIA
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Editorial
The City in History
The Highlights
The main monuments to visit
Tetouan, the arts capital of Northern Morocco
The highlights of the region
Tamuda Bay
The Region
Information and useful addresses
MAURITANIA
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Editorial
Nestled in the Rif mountainside and overlooking the Mediterranean
waters, Tetouan, a Spanish-Moorish town, makes the best from mixing
cultures and is the guardian of its finest traditions in order to offer a
unique setting for tourists looking for well-being and authenticity.
Mysterious, sometimes distant, Tetouan, nicknamed the «white dove» or
«the daughter of Granada» by the Arab poets, is a historical place. You
won’t be able to resist the charm of its beautiful streets and alleys nor the
moving remains of the Andalusian and Mediterranean civilization. Here
the memories of a rich history are written on every wall and every facade
for the passers-by to read. Its round the year mild and temperate climate
and beautiful beaches make it a popular tourist destination.
Spanish-Moorish
Architecture
Looking for a sunny place, where to relax? Near Tetouan, the Tamuda
Bay beach resort offers the opportunity to do just that combining the
softness of the Mediterranean beaches and the sensuousness of the
Andalusian lifestyle.
As for nature and adventure fans, the wild and breathtaking landscapes of
the Rif Mountains are marvels to be explored.
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The City in History
Roman Mosaic of
Tamuda
Tetouan, the beautiful Andalusian
Historically the city is supposed to
have been founded during the third
century BC, based on the archaeolo-
gical excavations in the ancient city of
Tamuda. Phoenicians and Romans
were the first to settle on this land
and build a city which was destroyed
and rebuilt several times over the in-
vasions. In the fifteenth century the
Merinides built the walled city of Te-
touan to control the rebellious tribes
of the Rif.
When Granada fell in 1492, many
Muslims and Jews left southern Spain
to escape the Spanish Inquisition and
they settled in Tetouan. The city be-
came a host city for the Andalusian
civilization from the late fifteenth
century.
During the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries the city grows due to its sta-
tus as a Mediterranean port where
goods transited to and from the capi-
tal, Fez.
View of the Square o Feddane and the royal palace
After the War of 1860, the Spanish
managed to occupy the town and left
only after payment of a compensation in
1862. The Spanish occupation resumed
in 1913, Tetouan became the capital of
the Spanish Protectorate in northern
Morocco and will remain so until the
signing of the independence agreement
in 1956.
During this period, Tetouan flourished
Medina alley
again economically and artistically.
This period was also characterized by a
political struggle between the Spanish
administration and the nationalists
of Tetouan, whose main figure is Ab-
delkhalek Torres.
Inside a typical residence of the Medina of Tetouan
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The must-visits
60 km from Tangier, Tetouan is cha-
racterized by the architecture of its
houses built in the Andalusian style
imported from Seville and Granada.
With its green and white houses,
its crenellated ramparts and shady
squares, the Medina of Tetouan is a
UNESCO World Heritage site since
1997.
With five kilometers long rampart
walls, the medina is accessible through
its seven magnificent carved doors
Oqla Bab, Bab Saaida (east), Bab
Mqabare and Bab Ejjyafe (North),
Bab Nouader (west), Bab Toute, Bab
Remouz (south).The seven gates in
the fortifications of the medina are
historical testimonials of the city and
its successive waves of immigration,
the arrival of the Andalusians in the
fifteenth century, and then the Moo-
rish invasion in the early seventeenth
century, the transfer of the Mellah dis-
trict in 1808, and the opening of the
walls in the twentieth century in or-
der to connect the new Spanish (En-
sanche) district to the Medina .
The medina of Tetouan is the liveliest
place in town. Here, the souks are
well separated, each trade occupying
a specific perimeter. Its large mellah
(Jewish quarter) was called Little Je-
rusalem. The Tarafin Street bordered
with jewelers leads to the Hassan II
square and to the Royal Palace, a fine
example of Spanish-Moorish architec-
ture.
The medina has retained its past dy-
namic nature, the artisans perpetuate
their know-how and the houses are
well preserved by the descendants’
owners.
These old houses built around a patio
reflect the high degree of sophistication
A house entrance in the
medina
Rampart-Wall of the Medina of Tetouan
of domestic architecture. Medina has
benefited from a rehabilitation pro-
gram financed by the Junta de Anda-
lucía.
Its uniqueness lies in the development
in the fifteenth century of a network
of pipelines coming from the water
springs of the city. In Berber lan-
guage, «Titaouin» means «Springs».
This is where the houses and many
fountains get their water from through
the Skoundou (Spanish segundo),
a network of underground pipelines.
Square Moulay El Mehdi
This network provides the houses and
buildings, fountains, mosques, and
hammams with drinking water, along
a spring line coming out at the foot
of Jebel Dersa. This network is similar
to the one developed by the Romans
in Volubilis, and seems to have been
adopted by the Andalusians. Even
today, some houses keep these water
fountains from the past.
Ethnographic Museum

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