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Each day, thousands of individuals walk across the border into Ceuta, Spain, and purchase tax-free all they can carry. Taxis wait to haul the goods to central points for distribution and sale in Morocco.
Each day, thousands of individuals walk across the border into Ceuta, Spain, and purchase tax-free all they can carry. Taxis wait to haul the goods to central points for distribution and sale in Morocco.
Each day, thousands of individuals walk across the border into Ceuta, Spain, and purchase tax-free all they can carry. Taxis wait to haul the goods to central points for distribution and sale in Morocco.
Situada en la zona costera del norte de Marruecos, esta pequeña ciudad blancamente encalada recibe al visitante ofreciendo hospitalidad y como no, alfombras por doquier.
La ville est située à environ 60 km au sud-est de la ville de Tanger et à proximité du détroit de Gibraltar.
Tétouan wurde im Reiseführer als ursprünglich und gut organisiert gelobt, wir empfanden es eher als langweilig.
By the end of the 15th century it was rebuilt by refugees from the Reconquista (reconquest of Spain, completed by the fall of Granada in 1492), when the Andalusian Moors first reared the walls and then filled the enclosure with houses. These Andalusians came into conflict with the Beni Hozmar tribe, after which they asked the Wattasid sultan for protection. In response, he sent 80 soldiers (according to one chronicle, 40 natives of Fes and 40 Riffians). In turn, the Andalusians paid a large amount of mithqal, thus insuring their autonomy. Instantly, the Andalusians, assisted by tribes from the surrounding mountains, started harassing the Spanish possessions on the Moroccan coast. These attacks led to the destruction of the city's harbor by the Spanish in 1565.
Arabic is the official language, the city has its own dialect, a particular citadin variant of non-Hilalian Arabic which is distinct from Jebli Arabic. However, Jebli Arabic is predominant since people from the neighboring rural areas settled in the city during the 20th century rural flights. The use of Spanish and French is still widespread especially by the businessmen and intellectual elites due to past colonial ties and geographic location close to Europe. The majority religion is Islam; small Christian and Jewish communities also exist.