Tétouan

E153568

Tétouan is a historic city in northern Morocco near the Mediterranean coast, known for its well-preserved Andalusian-influenced medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Tétouan canonical 13
Tetouan 10
Tétouan, Morocco 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
city
medina
public university
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Africa
country Morocco
countrySubdivision Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region
surface form: Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region
formerColonialPower Spain
hasAirport Sania Ramel Airport
hasCampusIn Tétouan self-linksurface differs
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasPort Mediterranean port
hasTraditionalCraft leatherwork
textiles
wood carving
zellige tilework
hasUniversity Abdelmalek Essaâdi University
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalInfluence Andalusian culture
Arabs
surface form: Arab culture

Berbers
surface form: Berber culture

Ottoman influence
Spanish influence
inscriptionYear 1997
isCapitalOf Tétouan Province
knownFor Andalusian influence
Andalusian-influenced architecture
cultural links with Andalusia
historic medina
traditional crafts
well-preserved urban fabric
language Arabic
Berber languages
Maghrebi Arabic
surface form: Moroccan Arabic

Spanish
locatedIn northern Morocco
locatedInMountainRange Rif Mountains
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea
nearbyCity Chefchaouen
Tangier
partOf Tétouan self-linksurface differs
populationEstimate over 300000 inhabitants
primaryReligion Islam
region Rif region
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region
surface form: Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima
serves Tétouan self-linksurface differs
timePeriodAsCapital 1913–1956
wasCapitalOf Spanish Protectorate in Morocco

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Riffians majorCityInRegion Tétouan
Medina of Tetouan locatedIn Tétouan
this entity surface form: Tetouan
Medina of Tetouan partOf Tétouan
this entity surface form: city of Tetouan
Haketia spokenIn Tétouan
Dieppe twinTown Tétouan
northern Morocco hasMajorCity Tétouan
subject surface form: Northern Morocco
this entity surface form: Tetouan
High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco residence Tétouan
this entity surface form: Tetouan
High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco seatOfGovernment Tétouan
this entity surface form: Tetouan
Rif Mountains hasTown Tétouan
this entity surface form: Tetouan
Rif region hasCity Tétouan
this entity surface form: Tetouan
Tétouan partOf Tétouan self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Tétouan medina
Tétouan serves Tétouan self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Sania Ramel Airport
Tétouan hasCampusIn Tétouan self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Abdelmalek Essaâdi University
Ibn ‘Ajiba deathPlace Tétouan
this entity surface form: Tetouan
Ibn ‘Ajiba regionOfActivity Tétouan
this entity surface form: Tetouan
Rif hasMajorCity Tétouan
this entity surface form: Tetouan
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region hasMajorCity Tétouan
subject surface form: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region hasCity Tétouan
subject surface form: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Forest, Belgium hasTwinTown Tétouan
this entity surface form: Tétouan, Morocco
Hakitia region Tétouan
this entity surface form: Tetouan