Ancient city of Tetouan

Available on the city of Tetouan historical and cultural legacy is distinctive and is among the cities of Morocco, which has a history rich cultural and abundant. And the establishment of the city due to the fourteenth century and is known gangbusters during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries being formed Mediterranean port to the north of Morocco and the provider of the capital of Fez. The city began to decline during the nineteenth century due to the growth and prosperity of the city of Tangier as well as the outbreak of the plague (1818-1819), who spent about a quarter of the city and static, especially when the city was colonized by Spain (1859-1862). I knew the city from a new move during the colonial period, where melted in the political battle against the colonizer and the emergence of a historical object, such as Abdul Khaliq Tris. The city has emerged radiation, especially with the establishment of the Faculty of Theology

And reflected the features of this rich history is also on the architectural level of the city. Thus classified neighborhoods in the city of Tetouan three types of architecture: Andalusian character (the old city) and the Spanish character to the beginning and the middle of the twentieth century (the modern city: "Ansnche") and the character of the period after the return to Independence (marginal neighborhoods). It includes all the character of the different variables important relationship with the development of varieties and materials used

The city of Tetouan antique recorded within the World Heritage list of UNESCO. And classified by specialists in the first place among all the antique cities in Morocco. Is credited with some distinct, such as the Great Mosque and School, as well as Oukash acre yard, which mediates the city

The neighborhood is characterized by "'Ansanchi" architectural character typical during the colonial period

    Culture and Society

The city of Tetouan culture of ancient and cultural Boterha obviously linked especially Andalusian roots. Among the idiosyncrasies that characterize the city there cooking known for its quality and diversity (Abasitala Alttoanah, Lfaqas, etc.) and the specifics of Mdnitha make them contemporary Morocco City memory

Featuring the cultural life of the city is rich in both Bmatherha or Pfdhaeadtha nature of cultural Kalmketbh public archives, museums and international centers of languages ​​(French, Spanish, English, German, Dutch, etc.), libraries and archives (David, Bennouna, Tris) and cultural institutions (the French Institute, and the Institute of Cervantes ...)

The city also is available on the display is important in the field of training, Vttoan considered provincial capital, where the university is home to the headquarters of the University of King Abdul al-Saadi and several colleges and the School of Arts and Crafts and high school teachers and etc.

The aim behind the diversity in this area to raise a challenge in the area of ​​capacity-building organisms that go along with the growth of enamel-industrial complex Tangier-Mediterranean and the stability of the international Almjoat this third-party strategy (production area for Renault,  etc.)

    The exploits of distinct sites

    Mosques

As is the case all throughout the kingdom, mosques in Tetouan remain very tied to the daily lives of Moroccans. It is a geographical coordinates Bmuammarha Islamic outstanding ears pops them five times a day. It is the most famous mosque, the Great Mosque, which was built in the year 1808

    Medina

I've been the inclusion of the ancient city of Tetouan since 1997 within the UNESCO World Heritage. The city constructed Bmamar allows Baloloj it by seven gates with the emergence of the character of the Andalusian

    Tanneries

Morocco is characterized by the availability of a large number of tanneries which is used to convert the skins by placing them in basins that contain substances that tanning is then cleaned and dried to obtain special leather. There Tanneries Tetouan in northern part of the city

    Handicraft Complex and School of Arts and Crafts

These two bodies established an extension of the traditional manufacturing sector in Morocco, especially in the areas of weaving and embroidery, carpentry and ceramics

    The archaeological museum in Tetouan

There is the central city at the crossroads of the ancient city and the modern city. It occupies a building created specifically for this purpose in 1939 and inaugurated on 19 July 1940 and has a value of radiation and scientific heritage large

Most of the things displayed sourced from ancient fossils and modern completed in northern Morocco. They give an idea of ​​the prehistoric period Kalmrahlh VPL Islam (Phoenician-Moratanih and Romania) and Islam stage area, this nearly visitor from the past and Saknth and give him a concrete image of the lifestyle. The instruments archaeological rich and varied: porcelain and earthenware, records and architectural tools and ancient coins and stone tools of prehistoric bones and the remains of the animal, etc.

    Ethnographic Museum

Established in 1982 in Dar Bennouna existing Bznqh submitted downtown antique was transferred and launched in its present location on 29 July 1948, it occupies the building is a historic fort was completed by order of Sultan Moulay upper Abdarahman during 1830-1831 as evidenced by the document and placed above the entrance door where translated as follows "In the name of God the merciful, to victory, to the unit and to rank the winner of the prophet Abdarahman faithful, Bnges this property will of the blessed servant and heir pardon Mohammed Aashash 1246 AH / 1830-1831

It features a museum Alatnologi Tetouan through exhibits cultural and ethnographic peculiarities of the city and part by two main themes: the public life and private life. The former belonging to various activities and habits socio-educational and religious ones, squares and public spaces (Mosque, angle, space for traditional industry) and the second belonging to different habits and activities practiced inside the houses that make up the other is a special space for women and family

    Tamodh archaeological site

Tamodh historic Roman city. The first was the discovery of the phenomenon of urbanization to Tamodh through the completion of a building next to the exploration Altkna military during the late third century BC

During the second century opened City Tamodh axes of the average commercial terms up porcelain dating back to the first half of the second century BC.