Chefchaouen

 Founded

Chefchaouen, capital city of the region year 1471 AD by Ali bin Rashid, to accommodate Muslims in Andalus after being expelled by the Spaniards; castle where she serves as the mujahideen against colonialism. The city has only 35.709 inhabitants (2004 census).

2 of the most important landmarks 2.1 trachea

2.2 Square and I. bathroom

2.3 Great Mosque

Antique 3 Quarters

3.1 peduncle neighborhood,

3.2 Al-Andalus

3.3 element neighborhood

3.4 neighborhood Abbanin the

3.5 Sourcing top of the water

3.6 Maghreb Street

Chefchaouen region is located in the far north of Morocco on a series Rif Mountains and is bounded to the north of the Mediterranean waterfront stretches more than 120 km south regional and Zan, Taounate and east province of Al Hoceima and west regional Tetouan, Larache. And regionally region belongs to the Tangier-Tetouan. Chefchaouen region covers an area 4350 square kilometers. And the city of Chefchaouen mountainous city, Chefchaouen and the meaning of the word is centuries Tamazight

The most important landmarks

Characterized by mountain city of Chefchaouen tags, difficult terrain and sudden dips and valleys low and acute fractures. Human presence has been known since ancient times. Also known as the arrival of the conquerors Arabs like Moses Bin Naseer who built a mosque his tribe Bani Hassan northwest of Chefchaouen, as well as Tariq ibn Ziyad, which is still a mosque named after the village of balconies. (Command door Taza) Thus, since the Islamic conquest of Morocco, has become this region a center for gathering armies . In reign Idrisid (ninth century), the region came under the rule of Omar ibn Idris who made the second of Fez, the capital of the emirate. So I knew the region and the occurrence of various wars and conflicts until the founding of the city of Chefchaouen in 876 AH / 1471 AD by Moulay Ali Bin Rashid, stop the Portuguese crawl on the region. Embraces the ancient city of Chefchaouen important group of historic buildings that reflect to a large extent the historical and cultural character which Tkedzih city.

Kasbah

Sources confirm that the historical charting the city was in the Valley known بعدوة and Chefchaouen in the range of 876 AH / 1471 AD, at the hands of Al-Faqih Abu Hassan known as Ibn Friday. The after his cousin Amir Abu al-Hasan Ali bin Rashid Pachttat, other city in the enemy, he built Qsptha and Otnha his family and his clan.

Kasbah is located in the western part of the city, and considered nucleus First, taken by Moulay Ali bin Rashid headquarters for his leadership and military barracks for jihad against the Portuguese. In architectural terms, Vakasbh surrounded by تتوسطه wall ten towers, and embodies the way built in Andalusian style architecture. Has internal space for a large garden rod decorated بحوضين. While the Ethnographic Museum occupies the north-western part of the trachea. Due date of construction of the building which houses the museum to the end of the 11th century AH / 17. It was built on the rural and to Sultan Moulay Ismail in the region. This building takes traditional Moroccan design houses that are available on the open inner courtyard surrounding a water fountain, surrounded by galleries and rooms in addition to an upper floor.

I. bathroom Square

The Square and I. bathroom a public square in the old town due to an area amounting to 3,000 m. It is also the historic city pole and tourism as all roads lead to it. Initially designed this arena to be home to the weekly market, frequented by residents of the suburbs and the city. Changed jobs currently arena Weekly brought to market and occupied the tourist cafes shops shop sales, also decorated with beautiful water fountain scene and by the greatest Aojaddalmsadjad and trachea and held Almehrjnat the metal: like granite Festival O North and the International Festival of Arab theater.

Great Mosque

Great Mosque was built by Moulay Mohammed bin Ali bin Rashid on April 9, 1947. It is also available on all the facilities of the silo architectural and external space. Built stone by basic Mohammed VI, may God assist him

Antique neighborhoods

Peduncle neighborhood

This neighborhood is the second oldest residential community built after the trachea, was joined at the beginning eighty Andalusian family presented with Moulay Ali bin Rashid. Called by that name because of Caesarea was built in the late fifteenth century. This neighborhood includes the most important and oldest existing البيوتات in the city of Chefchaouen, wearing a white colors mixed with blue cyan private. The existing wall fountain one lanes qaysariyya, the Fountains of the most important city because of the frills that adorn encountered.

Al-Andalus

This neighborhood was built on the basis of harboring the second group of Andalusian immigrants who came to the city of Chefchaouen in 897 AH / 1492 AD. Generally, These الحيان are similar in terms of design, but the Al-Andalus different than with respect to the topography of the place, which necessitated the occupants of building houses with two or three, with the presence of more than one entrance.

Element neighborhood

The door of the north-western limit element to the wall of the city who knew several reforms in its construction, walk with the urbanization of the city. Thus, immigrants coming from Andalusia did not keep the standards inherent in their children to this neighborhood, especially in the control tower, which varies in building from the peduncle neighborhood. Add to this that the current control tower strikethrough Sur neighborhood is not only a modern restoration of the old tower, which was built on the pattern actually higher than eye door neighborhood, which is the other reminds us in his building towers of Granada.

Abbanin neighborhood

This neighborhood is located along the road leading to the top of the water. Abbanin district includes a group of traditional windmills were used to grind the olives. It also has a traditional oven adjoins the arch that exist on the so-called River Valley sparkling.

Sourcing top of the water

Water is the source of the head the basis of building the city of Chefchaouen. This source was and still is the sole provider for the city of potable water and agriculture as well. It is also a driving force which is near from neighborhood Abbanin.

Maghreb Street

The Arab Street Morocco by bus and it leads to the weekly market near the National Electricity Office