Tetouan

Tetouan exist north of the Kingdom of Morocco and is located on the Mediterranean Sea coast on the mountain heights between the Rif Mountains and Mount series Bunting. Ancient city is characterized by character and Andalusian architecture which was attended by immigrants coming from Al-Andalus during the fifteenth century, and the city Win a European character during the Spanish colonization of Morocco, as evidenced by the many buildings that are still high in the Spanish city Lakeha. Tetouan city 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.
Of the city of Tetouan long history due to centuries BC, enabling the excavations found the city to find the traces of a historic city dubbed the "Tamuda" which has a long history dating to the third century it was said of Birth. Tamuda city was destroyed in 40 AD during the Barbary War Alrmanih Aedemon during the revolution. After the Romans managed Qdinm of the provisions of the city have raised Bthchinha defensive walls still remain reduce time in Tetouan.
Tetouan city name means the eyes of the Amazigh language of ancient inhabitants of the city. Name of the city I knew many of the names which are experiencing only a change in the points not in the sense of the different races in different languages ​​and writings. Between the utter Tetouan and Tetouan and Tataun and Tataouine and Tatauan and Ttauan and Tatauan. Old name of the city found a place of historical references about the city since the atheist century.
The city of Tetouan were not her only cultural significance, but was of great economic importance, where she was a link between the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, especially during the period of Islamic rule and after the city of Ceuta continued by the Spaniards and Portuguese, to remain so important coastal region that acts as a link between the north and after the occupation of the south coastal outposts and other centers. The resilience of the city in the face of the occupation contributed to the horses city court to reduce external threats, Vmend Created by Marini Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub year 1286 AD. The city had been destroyed by the Spaniards during the fourteenth century, during the reign of Sultan Abozabut Marini, who warmed up for the Liberation of Ceuta wars against the Spanish colonizers but was overpowered by the Spaniards in the battles, most recently in 1399 AD and vandalized the city after that.
History of the city began to talk with the commander Abu Hassan Ali Almnzera one coming from the Andalusian immigrants, who were transferred to the construction Andalusian city. Was associated with Sir Almnzera name as the founder of the city of Tetouan and its governor has said he 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. City knew sophisticated urban another during the Spanish occupation of the northern cities of Morocco and the choice of the city of Tetouan, capital cities of the colony.
Tetouan city recorded within the humanitarian heritage of the UNESCO list in 1998 as it contains the possibility of historical and ancient relics and its long history, which left him many alleys and historic homes and many from the bottom and walls and Power and mosques, in addition to the traditional industry and crafts deployed in the Old City.
Tetouan, a town about 60 kilometers from the city of Tangier dominated by Mediterranean climate where dominated by separating moist and rainy from October to October to April-forgotten dry and hot and the separation starts from the month of May and -ayar until September-September. City rising from the sea has increased the presence of Eastern winds blowing over the city through multiple periods throughout the year.
Linking the city of Tetouan various Moroccan cities dense network of road signs and no means of transport multiple transported to the city from different points. Dinah Tetouan contain lingual sand Airport, which provides many of the air transport links to and from other Moroccan cities, and connects the city with many neighboring European cities. The city is after me there in Tangier International Airport Ibn Battuta, which can be a starting point to visit the city. As for transport across the rail network VSAT train Tangier bus belonging to the movement of rail transport to the city of Tetouan around the clock availability today. There is the city of Tetouan station for transport across large buses and taxis linking many of the transmission lines across the various buses Moroccan cities.

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