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Mohammed V Avenue
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  • By matcrazy1 on July 18, 2005
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    • MOHAMMED V AVENUE - Tetouan
    MOHAMMED V AVENUE
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    The new part of the city (Ville Nouveau) looks much better than the medina, in my opinion, and surely was more clean and wasn't stinking.

    The main street was called like in many Moroccan cities: Mohammed V Avenue. I parked my car close to this street and I was looking for a restaurant to eat breakfast (coffee + somewhat to eat) there and I finally found it which made me happy and relaxing :-).

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    Architecture - Andalusian influences
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    • VIEW OVER TETOUAN FROM VILLE NOUVELLE - Tetouan
    VIEW OVER TETOUAN FROM VILLE
    NOUVELLE
    by matcrazy1
    I found Tetouan a quite large city with a center/downtown located in a valley and suburbs on surrounding hills. It's a mixture of various architectural styles including typical North African Muslim and European - Spanish or more exactly Andalusian architecture. The variety of architecture found there reflects an interesting history of the city.


    HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
    - 3rd century B.C. - beginning of Tetouan as a settlement called Tamouda,
    - 42 A.D. - destroyed by Romans,
    - 1307 the Merinid sultan Abu Thabit constructed a kasbah (castle)
    - 1399 - city under power of Castilian king Henry III
    - from 15th century under the Andalusian influence
    - 1913 - the capital of Spain's protectorate
    - 1956 - independence of Morocco.

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    The Royal Palace
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  • By matcrazy1 on July 18, 2005
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    • THE ROYAL PALACE, TETOUAN - Tetouan
    THE ROYAL PALACE, TETOUAN
    by matcrazy1
    The Royal Palace - one of many royal palaces in Morocco and the first I saw - was the most impressive, clean and well-kept building at Hassan II Square (Place Hassan II). The palace is the great example of Hispano-Mauresque architecture. Unfortunatelly it's closed to the public, like all royal palaces in Morocco.

    It was Khalifa's old palace in the past - at the time of the Spain's Protectorate, residence of representative of Spanish king. The palace was built in the 17th century but was renovated and restored in 1948.

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    Bab er-Rouah
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  • By matcrazy1 on July 18, 2005
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    • BAB ER-ROUAH, TETOUAN - Tetouan
    BAB ER-ROUAH, TETOUAN
    by matcrazy1
    Bab er-Rouah is the name of the main gate to the Royal Palace in the Hassan II square. It is a very huge and impressive gate like... Moroccan king, I suppose :-). No entry to the public, the gate was guarded by royal guards day and night.

    Later I saw many more royal palaces in various Moroccan cities and they were usually similar to this one in Tetouan.

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    Archeology museum
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  • By angiebabe on January 25, 2006
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    • Excellent mosaics and artefacts from the roman ruins of Lixus eg The Three Graces, small garden with interesting jewish and etc gravestones. Small museum so not requiring excessive amount of time but interesting exhibits.

    Inexpensive.Well worth visiting to see the well regarded and well preserved mosaics.

    Well worth stopping to see during stopover on way to Chefchouen - the bus station has luggage storage facilities.

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  • Address: ave al-jazaer, off Place Al-Jala
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    It wasn't Andalousia :-(
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  • By matcrazy1 on July 18, 2005
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    • A WOMAN IN JELLABIA AT HASSAN II SQUARE - Tetouan
    A WOMAN IN JELLABIA AT
    HASSAN II SQUARE
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    The Hassan II Square (Place Hassan II) with its fountains and flower boxes looked somewhat similar to squares I could see in Andalousia, Spain. The square was the most busy place of Tetouan with quite a lot of natives walking around even in the early morning. I think that it's a meeting point for the natives.
    So, it was the best place to watch natives and their traditional dresses called jellabia.

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    Local markets
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    • DONKEYS AND A CART, VILLE NOUVELLE, TETOUAN - Tetouan
    DONKEYS AND A CART, VILLE
    NOUVELLE, TETOUAN
    by matcrazy1
    Tetouan is located in an agricultural area of northern Morocco. No wonder, I could easily find a lot of stores/street stalls and local markets where grain, livestock, citrus fruit and handicrafts were traded. I could see natives walking with their donkeys for sale and using double-wheel carts to transport goods for sale. And a lot of street stalls with textiles as well.

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    Place Hassan II
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    • PLACE HASSAN II - Tetouan
    PLACE HASSAN II
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    Hassan II Square was the first place I saw in Tetouan. It forms the heart of the city. It is situated at the point where the old and modern parts of the town converge.

    It's a pity but the square was not clean when I visited it in the early morning. There were a lot of stinking garbages at one place there. Surely it was not the most beautiful place in Morocco. Or... hmm... maybe I just experienced somewhat called culture shock there.

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    Medina
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  • By matcrazy1 on July 18, 2005
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    • MEDINA, TETOUAN - Tetouan
    MEDINA, TETOUAN
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    The medina (old arab city) seemed to be the main attraction in Tetouan, as it is quite large, busy and in full use.

    When I visited Tetouan in the early morning all stores were closed and the medina looked dirty, ugly, somewhat neglected and... stinking in some places. Hmm... maybe I just experienced somewhat called culture shock in Tetouan. Maybe I should re-visit Tetouan and its medina.

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    Old Medina
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  • Updated By Doctor38 on November 19, 2008
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    The old madina is on the UNISCO world heritage sites since 1997. Tetouan loaction was a site for human seattlement since the Phenicians. The modern history of Tetouan started in the late 12 th centruy when a kasbah was built @ this stie By Sultan Youssef Ben Ya'qoob Almareenin The city really floarished due to the immegrants from Andalucia who escaped the religious prosecuation of the Spanish kingdom.

    The city is still keeping its old charm throgh its traditional architecture and has that unique charcter that you can still see when you visit the old houses, mosques, schools, Sqayat (public fountains), kasbah, walls, gates and markets. Teouan has unique narrow alleys and beutiful doors.

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