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Kasbah of Jbel Dersa is a historic fortified citadel situated on the slopes of Jbel Dersa overlooking the city of Tetouan in northern Morocco. The kasbah was originally established in the late fifteenth century, shortly after the reconstruction of…

Feddan Park, commonly known as Place Al Feddan (or Plaza Primo during the Spanish Protectorate), is a large public square and landscaped urban park located at the western entrance to the historic medina of Tetouan in northern Morocco. Positioned…

Hammam Souk El-Fuqi (also known as Hammam Souk El-Fouqi) is a historic public bath located in the Souk El-Fouqi quarter within the medina of Tetouan in northern Morocco. The bath was constructed at the end of the sixteenth century, approximately…

The Centro Médico of Tetouan, originally established as a modern medical dispensary during the period of the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco (1912–1956), is one of the notable examples of early twentieth-century public architecture in the city.…

Dar Tayr (Arabic: دار الطير, meaning “House of the Bird”) is one of the most iconic buildings of modern Tetouan, located at the beginning of Avenue Mohammed V overlooking Place Al-Jalaa, near the Royal Palace and the entrance to the city’s Spanish…

Bab Mkabar is one of the oldest historic gates of the medina of Tetouan in northern Morocco. The gate dates back to the period following the reconstruction of Tetouan around 1484 by the Andalusian leader Sidi Ali al-Mandri and Muslim and Jewish…

Zawiya al-Harrāqiyya is a historic Sufi religious institution located in the old medina of Tetouan, Morocco. The zawiya was founded in the late eighteenth century by the Moroccan Sufi scholar and poet Sidi Muhammad al-Harrāq (1778–1845), one of the…

Luqash Mosque is a historic mosque located in the medina of Tetouan in northern Morocco. According to the historical plaque displayed at the site, the mosque was built between 1751 and 1757 by Qa’id Mohammad Luqash during the Alaouite period. The…

Musée Loukach du Patrimoine Religieux is a religious heritage museum located in the historic medina of Tetouan in northern Morocco. The museum is housed within the historic Luqash Mosque complex, originally constructed between 1751 and 1757 by Qa’id…

El Ghersa El Kbira is one of the oldest and most historically significant public squares in the medina of Tetouan in northern Morocco. Originally located outside the first defensive walls of the city during the early phase of Tetouan’s reconstruction…