Welcome to Casablanca

Casablanca (or White City), the largest city in Morocco. Economic capital, is located on the Atlantic coast about 80 km south of the country's administrative capital, Rabat. Third Country tourist city, Casablanca tells you about its colonial past through part of its architecture remained intact. Bustling city, it also faces a number of artistic and economic events throughout the year. With these two international fairs exhibition, Casablanca is the capital of the Moroccan events.

History of the city of Casablanca:

Casablanca has developed on the site of an ancient city name Anfa old fishing port. It is unclear who desPhéniciens, Carthaginians, Romans and Berbers, founded Anfamais she played an important role in Morocco's history at the end of the seventh century and the early eighth century.

Leo Africanus speaks of Casablanca as a very civilized and prosperous city because its territory was excellent for all kinds of grain. In truth, it was the most beautiful spot in all of Africa. "But residents Anfa arming in their small port fustes with which they committed great havoc in the peninsula of Cadiz and the entire coast of Portugal. Don King Ferdinand of Portugal, in 1469, decided to attack the villeavec 50 ships and 10,000 men. The people of Anfa, not being able to defend the city, finally deserting to repatriate Rabat and Salé. The destroyed city, will remain empty for three centuries.

The city suffered another Portuguese attack in 1515, sixty years later, the Portuguese settled in the old walled city that was rebuilt and named Casa Blanca. Relentless attacks from neighboring tribes and devastation caused by the terrible earthquake of 1755 forced the Portuguese to withdraw from Casablanca.

During the reign of Mohammed Ben Abdellah (1757-1790) it was inhabited by the Berbers ... The town was fortified and rebuilt. Her name at the time Dar el Beida (white house in Arabic) name the Spaniards turned into Casablanca.

In the eighteenth century, the city of Casablanca became an important commercial center. The mid-nineteenth century, the commercial role, the city grew and in 1862 a regular service between Marseilles and Morocco was established. But it will be a small village until the mid-nineteenth century.

From the nineteenth century, the city grows by increasing the textile industry, Casablanca and become one of the largest suppliers of wool around the Mediterranean.

Under the French protectorate, under the leadership of General Marshal Lyautey and Casablanca knows the construction of one of Africa's largest port and a major urban development, disciplined by urbanization Prost then Ecochard plans

 At the heart of the city just minutes from historic and modern Casablanca stands the modern tower of Crown Plaza. Exclusive hotel combines modern comfort and traditional Moroccan touches. It offers four meeting rooms and equipment needed for banquets, conferences and cocktails. Panoramic pool terrace offers an exceptional view of the business district. 180 rooms. 22 suites. 5 Non-smoking floors. 3restaurants. 1 Business Center.

Moroccan cities famous and well-known: the city of Ouarzazate

Latest province of Ouarzazate in the March 20, 1956, corresponding to 27 September 1375, covers an area of ​​19.464 km square, and a population of 700,000 approximately bounded on the north mandate of Marrakech and the territory of the pea's, the east region of Errachidia, in the south province of Zagora, south west County is a county Tata and west province Taroudant.
Regarding Vallost natural terrain of this region and the presence of units of varying terrain characterized by drought which stretches northward series Atlas of the Great East Glen Ti_ka to plateau lakes dome-shaped structure is similar geology belong problem of calcareous rocks to Ellias and atmosphere of my head.
And the series includes a range of the highest peaks of up to 4071 m. Ouarzazate region formed throughout its long history broader met and mingled in which several groups of people with different ethnic origins and through what has been discovered tools of ancient rock carvings and transmit all the ancient civilizations. Brings together scholars that the Amazigh are the first settled the region in the historical stage advanced, and in subsequent eras of different races came to settle in the region Kalavariqh and Jews.
The city of Ouarzazate was before a tide of evil consists of two villages: Tsoumat and Taourirt, and with the incursion of colonial region widened strip of civilization and the population rose steadily and explains this evolution population desire that prompted families rural to migrate in search of better conditions to live, especially with the drought years in addition to the factors of poverty and marginalization of the desert and the simplicity of the means of exploitation that are no longer sufficient to cover the needs of the population in addition to this we find the evolution of economic and social sphere of civilization that knew its structure and administrative service

 Unique region of Ouarzazate style special architectural and authentic, is this character primarily in the geometric shapes of the bronchi and palaces, and are engineered earthen characterized by its beauty and characteristics derived from the natural environment, which was held in it, making it one of the most important heritage monuments in the region and is intended Balqbbat and palaces: buildings constructed in high places the hills adjacent to streams, as intended also housing constructed in the vicinity of the desert and is available on the element of immunization.
And present these towns and palaces in the form of high-rise buildings with one entrance and fortified walls and protective interspersed with towers tall, while the designs are designs organic and functional respond to the requirements of the group Human which will set out, where there are all the necessary facilities of a mosque and Fran, bathroom, yard centralized. In addition to the balance of architectural There are legacies of local cultural characterized by diversity contributed to enrich human groups of different ... Valdars heritage area Ouarzazate finds himself in front of creations civilized overlapping derives its Article of the tributaries of many humanitarian to finally give stock culturally is mainly in various kinds of dances and songs popular and habits and traditions inherent in dress and eating and harvests and funerals and weddings ... and this has contributed to the richness and diversity: the nature of the area open to different points of Morocco and the African civilizations Amazigh Jewish and Arab, where returns can be a lot of aspects of this heritage to the inherent elements , but this does not mean lack of privacy civilization of the area, this culture still maintains the advantages heritage authentic, especially Guy countryside, which has been present and committed nature of the local environment inherent not only at the level of singing and uniforms, but in everything that falls in the folk arts, and of the most important of these traditional dances Arts the following: - backyard and places where this dance popular Taourirt, Tepholtot, Tlwat, Agdz, Tendot ... - Ahaydos and prevail in the area M'gouna and Tinerhir ... - knee and spread tribes Rouha and boys and Yahya Tanceth since more than 400 years. - Reduce widespread among the population of Draa valley since ancient times, so that more than 700 years old. - Tonast practiced in some areas Taznakht and performed by men and guns in their hands and as a result of this richness and diversity of the region known as many of the most famous celebrations and seasons: - Sidi Daoud season which regulates the city of Ouarzazate, during the month of August of each year.

 
-mosm Haj Amer regulates Ptnger Day 18 of the argument.
-mosm Sidi Mohamed Naji regulates Bgsat on 18 March.
-mosm Omrdel regulates Pteddle between 14 and 17 of October.

The wonderful Moroccan city : Tetouan 

There are northern city of Tetouan, Morocco and is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea on the heights of a mountain chain between the Rif Mountains and Mount Bunting. Ancient city is characterized by nature and Andalusian architecture in which migrant arrivals from Andalus during the fifteenth century, as the city earn a European character during the Spanish colonization of Morocco as evidenced by the many buildings that are still high in the city Lakeha Spanish. The city of Tetouan is also characterized by the diversity of cultures, languages ​​and races to the housing and passed them out of the teeth through the ages and centuries.

To the city of Tetouan long history due to centuries BC, where excavations have enabled that found the city of finding traces of a historic city dubbed "Tamodh" which have a long history dating to the third century told of Birth. City were destroyed Tamodh year AD 40 during the war Tamazight Alrmanih during the revolution Aadeimun. After he had managed the Romans from the provisions of the city they Qdinm Bthchinha defensive walls are still lingering effects limit time in Tetouan.

The name of the city of Tetouan mean in the eyes of the Berber population of the city ancients. The name of the city I knew many of the names, which is witnessing a change not only in the blobs in the sense of the different races in different languages ​​and writings. Between the utter and Tetouan Tetouan and Tataun and Tataouine and Tatauan and Ttauan and Tatauan. Old name of the city has found his place of historical references about the city since the century atheist century AD.

MEKNES : the Ancient city

The city of Meknes is located in the north of the Kingdom, 140 kilometers east of the Moroccan capital Rabat, which is the capital of the Meknes Tafilalet which includes the mandate of the Meknes region of the eyebrow and labor and employment regions Ifrane and Khneifra and Rashidiyeh. A population of about one million Nsma.hzh region, which extends over an area of ​​79210 square Kelmtr any occupies about 11% of the total Moroccan territory. A variety of terrain and climate, and is home to this region in 1994, according to statistics: 73% of the total population of Morocco. The city of Meknes are divided into two parts, the new city and the old city and in the city of Meknes is located at the crossroads of trade routes that were linking several destinations, making it a transit zone and stability since the Old Testament, which gained great importance when successive rulers of Morocco

 Bab Mansour gate Bab Mansour El Aleuj glory was a late Sultan Moulay Ismail initiative (1672-1727). As he reigned fifty-five years, he had much to do, from a poor town. He saw large, planned and commanded far farm. His son Moulay Abdellah completed the famous door in 1732 and it continues to preside over the activity of Meknes from two hundred sixty seven. It still marks the boundary between the industrial city and the imperial vile, published by the fourth sultan of the Alawite dynasty, opening the square El Hedim (destruction), it has continued to study human agitation drained by two famous streets: the street and the street Rouamzine Dar Smen meknassis also familiar to the streets of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine and Rivoli for Paris.

Meknes is addressed by this place, these streets, this door, it is also left in these parts.

I keep you "my haughty" reflections singular. You're not a door nor a souk area. You are not a hole in a wall: a pierced that monitors campaign: a grant, traitor, standing at the corner of an alley; a neck that is padlocked to the first foucade of the crowd; bleeding in the fat of the wall that put city officials in an uproar; accidental landslide instinctively conquered by donkeys and mules, smug pacing a quick route between plots scraped by their master and bustle of the souk.

Bab er-Rih, Khédra Bab Bab Berdaïne, Bab el Khemis Tizani Bab Bab es-Siba, Bab Berrima, Bab ej-Jadid, Bab el-Kari, Bab Jamma en-Nour, Bab el-Zein Abidine, Bab el Mellah Bab el-Hdim ... A Meknes, each entry knows its duties and welcomes its privileges. Welcoming the stranger was a duty that many doors are competing.

 

"I am the door open to all peoples, whether in the West or East," proudly announces Bab el-Khémis in cursive on his glazed fronton.Toi. You throne on high ground where Moulay Ismail you wanted. You observe daily that extends from 1732 You flown for 26 decades crowds that move. You distract groups waving, noisy processions, rallies who watch the night around a lamp, a "FNAR" flickering blue dart or an acetylene lamp. Riders flock to offer you the serenades hennissantes days moussem: for pleasure, to argue the merits of a thoroughbred or to rejoice gold from a saddle that rutile in the sun.

Who enjoys Your Story? ° Who comes your mysteries? ° Who dips into the arcades of your epics? Three men knew secrets. Your saga, feverish first. Your future gnawing the second First, both public and Santon writer, knew the story and said the law. He squatted dice dawn one of your arches. To 10 hours, he unfolded a worn sofa at the foot of a column taken formerly by Mansour el-Aleuj to "Kfar Faraoun" or the ruins of el-Badi Palace in Marrakech, others. In choukara tired, he drew a grimoire and a reed that plunged into a greasy ink. He then threw some vocalizations, uttered a volley of proverbs and jokes reminded some of Joha. The public grievances soothed softly, ventured concessions and étayait his remarks by whole suras quoted memories. When a case was stopped, when a contract was signed & the Santon resumed the narrative interrupted by chicanery of some and the ranting of others. He then held an invisible fresco, "Your fresco".

Sultans and princes made ​​an entry. Moulay Ismail, Moulay Abdellah, Moulay Slimane Moulay Abderrahman, Moulay el-Hassan ... and even graceful ANNE MARIE BUMBLEBEE, Princess of Conti Santon asked why the "TEES Grand Merciful" mount "the path of true faith "

The other Santon, a "chouaf" was under your second arch, lost in dreams. On a fabric ageless, he stroked a layer of red earth. In the side of the hand, he accused the folds. He clawed at the mud three fingers nagging the surface of the index; counted the lines and compared the hollow, observed the field with his rants the attention of an astronomer to whom we submit a screenshot of a seen billions of light years away galaxy. The world was reflected for him in "ephemeral configurations, spellings and the meanders of sand." We followed his "manipulations" with derision. He breathed a deep sigh, walked an old blade above his head, demanded an enigmatic voice approval ancient spirits, then, wearily, smoothing the red earth in a sense, before the flatten the other.

 Capital of Morocco:RABAT

The second largest city in Morocco after Casablanca, located on the Atlantic coast in the flat plain roomy, and at the mouth of the river that separates the city Bouregrag Ansllmedinh old until they become constitute one city. Has constructed one of the Berber tribes Muslim bastion called it «Rabat» It is here carried political and administrative capital of Morocco, Rabat name since 1912.

It is the residence of the king and the center of the embassies and diplomatic activity, and features Rabat streets spacious and trees, lush shadows and an area of ​​green and clean air and its weather moderate, and its suburbs, scenic, and at the same time modern city their facilities modern, and by a number of universities and scientific institutes, technical, and ligament old city is conducive to it visitor across the street from the Hassan II then Wall Andalus market is encased before entering directly into the market archaic named (peduncle) and from there stems visitor among hundreds of stores even up to (market Sbat), which is crowded with various types and forms of Products skin and it up to «rod Oudaia» famous overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. On the way, stands one of the oldest mosque in Rabat, dating back to its construction in 1150, as well as a laboratory for the manufacture of carpets ligamentous famous.

 visit ASSILAH CITY

Objective today is assila Moroccan city
City or authentic "Erzela, authentic" Moroccan city located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. This city has seen over three decades, significant shifts at the level of infrastructure and public facilities and forms of urbanization, and was able to turn into a cultural pole and an important tourist, pilgrimage every year thousands of intellectuals.
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The history of the emergence of the city Erzela / authentic to more than two thousand years. It was inhabited by Berbers Phoenicians and Carthaginians before, to be turned into a Roman fortress occupied bearing the name "Željs" just forty kilometers south of "Tangier". In the tenth century AD, gave the Normans from Sicily and settled them, and occupied by the Portuguese in 1471 AD to the year in which the smallish on commercial ships across the Atlantic Ocean. After the Battle of the Three Kings, which took place in 1578 AD and which killed the King of Portugal San Sebastian to bits in battle and Valley Stores, managed the city to get rid of Portuguese occupation at the hands of Ahmed Mansour Al-Saadi year 1589 AD, but soon fell into the hands of the Spaniards who continued their occupation until year 1691, the year in which the Sultan Moulay Ismail returned to the influence of the upper state.

 

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the city became a stronghold of the authentic leader Raïssouni which extend from which his influence on a lot of the northern territory, before the Spaniards expelled them in 1924 and govern their grip upon the stage until independence. Medina is the city's Antique City authentic space magician Pedrobha narrow alleys and elegant to homes dressed in yolks in agglutination beautiful, and the doors and windows Almtlfh Bzarkh radioactive and greening specular, and Bjaddaryatea decorated with drawings by artists, sculptors from different schools and generations, and the walls surrounding dating back to the reign of the Portuguese. It can access the city's neighborhoods antique through three doors is the door of the trachea, and the door of the sea, and the door Alihumr, and there inside Caesarea for Handicraft Products, and Square "cabin" that are held by the Nightlife outdoors during the cultural season of the city, and another arena overlooking the sea call parents Square "strands "lead to Brij" Alqriqih "famous, which overlooks the ocean, and from which you can enjoy the sunset and watch the city's port and take a look at the tomb of Sidi Ahmed Mansour a mujahideen who fought the Portuguese occupation. Featuring the old neighborhoods of the city are clean and super competitive between the large population in decorating the facades of homes Balograc and plants, and Hoalomr which could allow someone the chance to win the award environment in which the results are announced during the cultural season. The city palace Raïssouni of the city's antique, construction dates back to the beginning of the twentieth century, and became bears the name of "Palace of Culture"

 

It must both visited this palace that stands aghast impressed by the beauty of its construction, and Baha Amranh, and Luster Nicohh emanating from the Arab art original Islamic, has been restored in the mid-nineties to become a space that embraces some of the activities of the season authentic cultural, as held by the workshops, graphic arts, sculpture, engraving and some evenings of art. And just a few meters from the door of the trachea, there is the center of the Hassan II forums International, which was originally a warehouse for grain, before being rebuilt according to Engineering beautiful, and turns into an official residence for the Forum Foundation authentic and space to embrace the thinkers, writers and intellectuals and artists from different regions of the world through the works University approved Ibn Abbad summer in the framework of the activities of the cultural season.

And next to the door of the sea, not far from the center of the Hassan II forums International, there Tower "cabin" historic spent it without Sebastian King of Portugal for his last night before driving his armies to battle Valley Stores, has been restored in the early nineties with the participation of the Moroccan Ministry of Culture and the State of Portugal at the initiative of Society of Ocean after Ayla was disappearing, and Hualan embraces special exhibitions fine arts and photographs. At the entrance to the town of antique hand door of the trachea, there is a garden "Tshikaya Ottamsi" which was built in honor of the late Congolese poet who was a city authentic loyal friends. Outside the city walls, antique stockpiles important milestone in the main road link between the authentic and Larache called "in compensation Sultan", is a space in the form of theater small pie in the outdoors, topped monument cement in the form of a wave of design artist Mohammed Malihi, built above Myriad had stopped by the late Mohammed V during the passing of authentic city, heading to the city of Tangier to give a speech April 9 1947.

However, the most important parameter of modern outside the walls, is a library of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, which was officially opened within the Forum will be authentic first Cinema South South in the summer of 2004, a wonderful building equipped with the latest audio visual equipment are available at the Hall of film and the other for reading and other seminars, and next to this There is a garden library dubbed "Mohammed Aziz Habbabi Park" in honor of the late Moroccan thinker, was launched last summer during the cultural events of the season. City remain authentic to some extent now re-create Vdhaeadtha to keep pace with its ambitions to become the capital of Arab culture par excellence, where works now underway to create the Place Mohammed V new design.

 TRAVEL TO TATA CITY

 

Historical monuments: Tata region is characterized with rich archaeological witness stand

  On the ancient history of civilization, and tells the visitor experiences

  And the prospects for the region's human, is the most prominent of such historical monuments as follows:

  (A) the effects of sites of prehistoric: been identified a significant number of

Archaeological sites dating back to prehistoric times along the Draa Valley.

  These sites contain significant quantities of stone tools

Manufactured by prehistoric man from clay.

Have been used for different purposes related to various sizes and forms,

  It is similar to other stone tools in prehistoric sites in Morocco.

  These tools are a polished stones

  Chalskakin used for cutting or for hunting headings spears and arrows,

In addition to their use as tools for repair of animal skins

Or drilling and engraving on the stone. Despite the lack of adequate information

  Private makers of these tools and the evolution of the conditions of their lives

And livelihood as a result of the lack of in-depth studies in this area,

Some preliminary observations of these pieces of stone reclaimed confirmed

  Belonging to the Paleolithic which could be up to date

  More than one million years BC It is clear from space

The vast geographical area covered by the sites of this age along the basin

  Draa Valley province that did not know Tata stable human

  Since more than a million years, but also knew the presence and intense

  The human element widely, although this indicates something

  It shows on the availability of highly favorable living conditions in the region at the time

Allowed for a person to get his belongings adequate water

The food in the rainforest environment and grassy Perhaps what confirms this subtraction fees engraved

  Rock on a number of important sites along the

  Mount builder and aspects of the Draa River. Among these fees

  Kalfelh a variety of animals, giraffes, deer,

Bull, rhino, Ghazal, antelope, ostrich ... They suggest what was

  It is full of water and the region of forests in the prehistoric period.

  This is a fee or rock carvings in addition to stone tools

  One of the most important landmarks of cultural heritage that abound in the region.

  Among the most important sites, which hosts a significant number of rock inscriptions mention

  For example: sites surrounding groups Tkzimirt

, Addis, Cardan or near the center of the region, neighboring sites for groups Tmanart,

  Mr. Abdullah bin Mubarak, Tazonin, Ait, Abley,

  Municipalities Aqa mouth fortress of the Department of Aqa Add

  To the sites of the two groups Tcent and Kom Department Zguid mouth.

If the underlying theme prominent on the rocks engraved portrays us

  Animals, Vantrivh portray the latter vary from one location to another.

  Vahjammeha may be small or large decorated with lines and dots or polished.

  And there are other inscriptions depicting scenes of hunting or see where people

A group of men in the hunt for an animal or a herd of animals.

And viewers are given the task of expressing ways of fishing,

  One of the salient activities that marked the life of a human being Neolithic

  (7000 to 2000 BC). While some of

Other inscriptions are particularly important because they represent characters from

Amazigh ancient writing known as Tevenag.

And Bapetkarh to this new way of communicating the region may be a human being

  It came out of the prehistoric period to the historic