Medina of Tetouan
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The Medina of Tetouan is a well-preserved historic old town in northern Morocco, renowned for its distinctive Andalusian-influenced architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
→
historic city → medina → old town → |
| architecturalStyle |
Andalusian architecture
→
Moroccan architecture → |
| buildingMaterial | whitewashed masonry → |
| contains |
funduqs
→
markets → mosques → public squares → traditional houses → |
| country | Morocco → |
| culturalInfluence |
Andalusian
→
Arab → Berbers →
surface form:
Berber
|
| hasCityWall | yes → |
| hasColorCharacteristic | white facades → |
| hasFunction |
historic commercial center
→
religious center → residential quarter → |
| hasGates | yes → |
| heritageCriteria | cultural → |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| knownFor |
Andalusian-influenced architecture
→
high degree of authenticity → historic urban layout → traditional craftsmanship → well-preserved urban fabric → |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
→
Maghrebi Arabic →
surface form:
Moroccan Arabic
|
| locatedIn |
Tétouan
→
surface form:
Tetouan
|
| locatedInRegion | northern Morocco → |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa → |
| partOf |
Tétouan
→
surface form:
city of Tetouan
historic cities of Morocco → |
| periodOfSignificance | 15th century → |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved → |
| rebuiltAfter |
Reconquista
→
surface form:
Reconquista in Spain
|
| religionMajority | Islam → |
| roofType | tiled roofs → |
| tourismType | cultural tourism → |
| UNESCOCategory | Cultural site → |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1997 → |
| UNESCORegion |
Arab world
→
surface form:
Arab States
|
| UNESCOSiteId | 837 → |
| urbanMorphology |
irregular street pattern
→
narrow streets → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.