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Akchour Waterfalls
Waterfalls and a natural rock bridge in Talassemtane National Park, about 30km by road from Chefchaouen.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco · Africa
Tétouan sits on the route: 15 minutes from Saddina, 43km from Akchour Waterfalls.
Tétouan is a city located in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. With a population of 415,810, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Tétouan sits in Morocco, where you drive on the right. It's in the Africa/Casablanca time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tétouan to your route.
Tétouan (Arabic: تطوان, Tifinagh: ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ) is a city in northern Morocco. It lies along the Martil Valley and is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea, a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar, and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) E.S.E. of Tangier. The city has an estimated population ofRead more
469,465 inhabitants as of 2024. It is part of the administrative division Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima.
The city has witnessed many development cycles spanning over more than 2,000 years. The first settlements, discovered a few miles outside of the modern city limits, belonged to the ancient Mauretanians and date back to the 3rd century BC. A century later, Phoenicians traded there and after them the site—known now as the ancient town of Tamuda—became a Roman colony under Emperor Augustus.
In the late 13th century, the Marinids started by building a casbah and mosque in what is now the old city. Soon after in 1305, the scale of the settlement was expanded by sultan Abu Thabit Amir, who fortified the place. Around the early 15th century, the Castilians destroyed the settlement in retaliation for piracy.
The modern history of the city starts around the late 15th century. It was re-built and fortified by Ali al-Mandri, who emigrated from the Nasrid city of Granada in the decade before it fell into the hands of the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile as the War of Granada was completed in 1492. Countless thousands of Muslims (Moriscos) and Jews (Marranos) from Andalusia settled in northern Morocco, and on the ruins of the city of Tétouan. The city went through a prosperous period of reconstruction and growth in various fields, becoming a major center for the reception of Andalusian civilization. Tétouan is often linked to Granada, and it is nicknamed "Granada's Daughter;" some families still keep keys belonging to their old homes in Granada. It is also nicknamed "Pequeña Jerusalén" (Little Jerusalem) by Sephardic Jews. Today, the vast majority of Tétouan's population are Muslims. Although their presence has sharply declined in recent decades, Christian and Jewish communities also exist.
In 1913, Tétouan became the capital of the Spanish protectorate of Morocco, which was governed by the Khalifa (Moroccan prince serving as Viceroy for the Sultan), and the Spanish "Alto Comisario" accredited to him. The city remained the protectorate's capital until 1956, when Morocco regained its full independence.
Tétouan is a renowned multicultural center. Since 1997, the medina of Tétouan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since 2017, it has also been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the area of Crafts and Folk Art.
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Tétouan is located in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, Africa. The coordinates are 35.5784 latitude, -5.3684 longitude.
Tétouan has a population of approximately 415,810 people, making it a city in Morocco.
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Royal Gendarmerie (outside cities): 177.
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43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
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