Tourism in Tetouan

Tourism in Tetouan

General Information 

There are northern city of Tetouan, Morocco and is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea on the heights of a mountain chain between the Rif Mountains and Mount Bunting. Ancient city is characterized by nature and Andalusian architecture in which migrant arrivals from Andalus during the fifteenth century, as the city earn a European character during the Spanish colonization of Morocco as evidenced by the many buildings that are still high in the city Lakeha Spanish. The city of Tetouan is also characterized by the diversity of cultures, languages ​​and races to the housing and passed them out of the teeth through the ages and centuries. 

To the city of Tetouan long history due to centuries BC, where excavations have enabled that found the city of finding traces of a historic city dubbed "Tamodh" which have a long history dating to the third century told of Birth. City were destroyed Tamodh year AD 40 during the war Tamazight Alrmanih during the revolution Aadeimun. After he had managed the Romans from the provisions of the city they Qdinm Bthchinha defensive walls are still lingering effects limit time in Tetouan. 

The name of the city of Tetouan mean in the eyes of the Berber population of the city ancients. The name of the city I knew many of the names, which is witnessing a change not only in the blobs in the sense of the different races in different languages ​​and writings. Between the utter and Tetouan Tetouan and Tataun and Tataouine and Tatauan and Ttauan and Tatauan. Old name of the city has found his place of historical references about the city since the century atheist century AD. 

The city of Tetouan were not her only cultural significance, but have had economic importance major where she was a link between the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, especially during the period of Islamic rule and after continued city of Ceuta by the Spaniards and Portuguese, to remain so coastal area task which acts as the link between North after the occupation of the south and outposts and other coastal centers. The resilience of the city in the face of the occupation contributed to the horses city court to reduce the dangers of Foreign Affairs, Vmend Created by Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub Almareni year 1286 AD. The city was destroyed by the Spaniards during the fourteenth century in the reign of Sultan Abozabut Marini, who warmed up for the liberation of the city of Ceuta wars against the Spanish colonizers, but the Spaniards overcame them in his fights, most recently the year 1399 AD and vandalized the city after that. 

History of the city seemed to talk with the commander Abu al-Hasan Ali Almnzera one of Andalusian immigrants, who were taken to the construction Andalusian city. Associated with the name, Sir Almnzera city of Tetouan its founder and ruler of her that died in the city. I knew the city of Tetouan then urbanized and civilized built many castles and Power, which is still kept pace with the city of Tetouan ancient times. Sophisticated urban city knew another during the period of the Spanish occupation of the northern Moroccan cities and their choice of the city of Tetouan, the capital of the colony cities. 

Recorded the city of Tetouan in the list of Heritage of UNESCO in 1998 because they contain n the possibility of historical and archaeological ancient and rich history, which left him many alleys and historic houses and many of the bottom and the walls and the Power and mosques, in addition to the traditional industry and crafts scattered old city. 

The city of Tetouan, which lies about 60 kilometers from the city of Tangier dominated by Mediterranean climate where overshadowed by the wet and rainy season from October to October to April-forgotten and the separation of dry and hot starts from the month of May and even -ayar month September-September. Height of the city from the sea and from the increased presence of easterly winds blowing over the city during periods of multiple along the year. 

Connecting the city of Tetouan in various Moroccan cities dense road network and there are multiple means of transport for the movement of the various points of the city. Dinah Tetouan Airport lingual containing sand, which provides many of the lines of air transport to and from the other Moroccan cities, also connects the city with many European cities nearby. The city is after me there in Tangier Ibn Battuta International Airport, which can be a starting point to visit the city. As for transport across the rail network VSAT train Tangier provides bus belonging to the movement of rail transport for the city of Tetouan throughout the hours of the day. There is the city of Tetouan station for transport via buses and taxis linking the large number of bus lines transport across various Moroccan cities.