Medina of Tetouan (formerly known as Titawin)
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| img tetouan jpg[202×153] the temperature ranges between a low of 40ºF 5ºC in the winter and a high of 86ºF 30ºC in the summer With its excellent local beaches Tetouan is a popular Moroccan resort The historical city or Medina of Tetouan classified by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage is a glorious labyrinth dotted with squares souks and buildings from its fifteenth century Publishing origin | |
| Photo 242 jpg[448×336] are still standing protect the Medina which visitors can enter through its original seven gates which have increased in number photo of a city gate Historically the Medina of Tetouan includes late fifteenth and early sixteenth century military monuments such as the Publishing origin | |
| gib13 jpg[864×481] Its boundaries were known in antiquity as the Pillars of Hercules There are several small islands such as the disputed Isla Perejil that are claimed by both Spain and Morocco new port being built in Morocco About 6 million years ago the Strait closed effectively turning the Mediterranean into a huge salty lake that eventually dried up in what is known as the Publishing origin | |
| gib14 jpg[720×428] into a lake known as the Mediterranean Sea At the Miocene Pliocene boundary approximately 5 33 million years ago the Strait opened up for the last time and has remained open since The Straits are an important shipping route from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic There are ferries that operate between Spain and Morocco across the strait as well as between Spain and Publishing origin | |
| gib07 jpg[864×648] Medina of Tétouan entrance to the Medina Tétouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century onwards since it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia Publishing origin | |
| gib10 jpg[864×553] an almost exclusive military purpose Approximately 400 years later the Vandals ousted the Romans for control and later it fell to the Visigoths of Hispania and the Byzantines Ceuta on the peninsular In 710 as Muslim armies approached the city its Byzantine governor Julian also described as king of the Ghomara changed sides and urged them to invade the Publishing origin | |
| gib20 jpg[720×551] differences in roughness The waves flow eastward refract around coastal features can be traced for as much as 150 km and sometimes create interference patterns with refracted waves Publishing origin | |
| gib15 jpg[720×923] great enthusiasm from the local population and protests from the Moroccan government It was the first time a Spanish head of state had visited Ceuta in 80 years Text from Wikipedia Ceuta Spain as seen from Morocco Publishing origin | |
| medina de tetuan jpg[388×554] Medina landscape of Tetouans region Publishing origin | |
| gib19 jpg[720×697] route from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic There are ferries that operate between Spain and Morocco across the strait as well as between Spain and Ceuta and Gibraltar to Tangier stock tender dressed in the style of Northern Morocco In December 2003 Spain and Morocco agreed to explore the construction of an undersea rail tunnel to connect their rail systems The Publishing origin |
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- Medina of Fez
- Medina of Marrakesh
- Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
- Historic City of Meknes
- Medina of Tetouan (formerly known as Titawin)
- Archaeological Site of Volubilis
- Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
- Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)
