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Tétouan, Morocco تطوان / تطّاون |
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 Tétouan, Morocco
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| Coordinates: 35°34′N 5°22′W / 35.567°N 5.367°WCoordinates: 35°34′N 5°22′W / 35.567°N 5.367°W | |
| Country |
 Morocco
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| Region | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima |
| Province | Tétouan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohamed Idamar |
| Highest elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 463,968 |
| • Rank | 9th in Morocco |
| • Religions | Islam |
| Racial makeup | |
| • Jebala | 60% |
| • Riffians/Ghomara | 35% |
| • Europe | 1.0% |
| • Others | 4% |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT (UTC+1) |
| Postal Code | 93000 |
| Website | The official web site |
| Official name | Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv, v |
| Designated | 1997 (21st session) |
| Reference no. | 837 |
| State Party |
 Morocco
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| Region | Arab States |
Tétouan (from the Berber ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ Tiṭṭawin, Arabic: تطوان, Spanish: Tetuán, French: Tétouan) is a city in northern Morocco. The Berber name means literally "the eyes" and figuratively "the water springs". Tétouan is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea. It lies a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar, and about 40 mi (60 km) E.S.E. of Tangier. In 2014 the city had 463,968 inhabitants (census figure). Tétouan's civil airport Sania Ramel Airport is located 6 km to the east.
In 1913 Tétouan became the capital of the Spanish protectorate of Morocco, which was governed by the Jalifa (Moroccan prince, serving as Viceroy for the Sultan), and the Spanish "Alto Comisario" accredited to him. It remained such a capital until 1956, when Morocco regained its full independence.
Arabic is the official language but it is not used for everyday dialogue. The city has its own dialect, a particular citadin variant of non-Hilalian Arabic which is distinct from Jebli Arabic. However, Jebli Arabic is predominant since people from the neighboring rural areas settled in the city during the 20th century rural flights. The use of Spanish and French is still widespread especially by the businessmen and intellectual elites due to past colonial ties and geographic location to Europe. The majority religion is Islam; small Christian and Jewish communities also exist.
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