All you need to know about Tangiers in Morocco
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All you need to know about Tangiers in Morocco |
Elements of the subject
1_ Tangiers city
2_ space Tangier
3_ Tangiers economics
4_ the most famous landmarks of Tangiers
1_ Tangiers city
Tangiers is a city located northwest of Morocco, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. According to 2014 figures, it is the sixth most populous Moroccan city, with a population of 947,952. On the one hand, it is considered the meeting point between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, and on the other hand, it is the meeting point of the African and European continents.
2_ space Tangier
Tangiers has an area of about 124 square kilometers, with different parks covering 963 hectares distributed over two sites: the Cape Spartel Diplomatic Forest and the Messana Forest. It is also surrounded by a number of small communities that act as cultural centres.
3_Tangiers Economics:
According to the 2007 ranking, Tangier is one of the rich and high-income cities. Tangier has a huge industrial area with a large number of car manufacturers and other hard industries.
There is also a large amount of money returning to Tangier through its inhabitants in Europe working abroad, and there is a port in Tangier, which is one of the largest in the Mediterranean.
4_The most famous landmarks of Tangiers
Tangiers is unusual in that it has a variety of notable tourist attractions that have attracted visitors from all over the world. These are the milestones:
city walls
They are walls 2,200 meters long, surrounding the old city, in addition to the Kasbah, Jinan Qubtan, Dar al-Baroud, Wadi El-Ahardan, and Ait Ider.
The construction of a number of towers to support the walls and the opening of 13 entrances. It is believed that these walls were erected on the ruins of the Roman city of Tangi.
Gilan Market
Founded in 1664 AD, it is located on the right bank of Wadi al-Hallaq on the road east of the old city. It was named after Al-Khader Ghaylan, one of the leaders of the Islamic Jihad who fought against British colonialism.
Great Mosque
The Great Mosque, which is located near Souk Al-Dakhil, is distinguished by its many and varied decorations that embody the glories of Moroccan artists.
Mosaics in all its wonderful forms can be found here, in addition to the use of many arts with great professionalism and exquisite craftsmanship, such as the arts of woodcarving, carving and dyeing.
The Great Mosque was briefly converted into a church during Portuguese rule, but was restored in 1684.
The Great Mosque consists of a prayer building consisting of three halls parallel to the qiblah, and a wide courtyard bordered on all sides by two arches. This mosque is a unique example of an Alawi mosque.
Spain Church
The edifice of the Spanish Church was owned by two Jewish families during the eighteenth century AD, but Sultan Muhammad bin Abdullah bought the church from its owners in 1760 AD.
The building was then handed over to the Swedish government, which turned it into its own consulate in 1788 AD.
The Spanish ruler used this building as a home for the Catholic mission in 1871 AD, and built a church there in the name of Lapurishima.
mohamed kadi 2 dec 2021
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