![]() ![]() In its history the town has been made capital several times, so under the Almohades, when Sultan Abd-el-Moumen conquered Taza in 1141 and had the Great Mosque built. But 25,000-year-old prehistoric findings near the Medina (Kifan el-Khomari) show that people have settled here as early as the Palaeolithic. Legend has it that the Meknassi tribe founded Taza at the end of the 7th century. It is always pointed out that Taza's history and daily life was stamped by its geographical situation as the prominent passageway from east to west. ![]() So more and more internet-cafés are opening, mainly in the Ville Nouvelle. Like all over the world also in Taza surfing the web and chatting has become a common pastime. The young Tazi you will meet at the cinema or in one of the local internet-cafés, where they enjoy an evening out to chat and meet their friends. In the early evening the streets of the city are full of men and women, but later the streets are left to the men. In the morning and at noon you will meet the Tazi women, who do their shopping and errands. Most of the cafés are only visited by men, but there are some where you can feel comfortable as a woman. Here you find all sorts of shops and cafés. From there you can easily access the two main shopping streets, the Avenue Mohammed V and the Rue Allal Ben Abdullah. The heart of the Ville Nouvelle (Taza-Bas) is the Place de l'Indépendance. Taza is divided into two parts: the Medina (Taza-Haut), built on a plateau, and the Ville Nouvelle(Taza-Bas) in the valley, set up by the French after the occupation in 1914.Īt the Medina the more "touristic" sights of Taza are located: the Great Mosque ("Jemaa el-Khebir"), the Medersa Bou Abul Hassan, the Andalusian Mosque and the souks with the "Jemaa es-Souk", the Market Mosque. Taza has always been of high importance because of its strategicly favourable location as a passage between the Rif and the Middle Atlas. Taza is a city in Morocco, provincial capital of the region ("wilaya") Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate. ![]()
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