Tétouan
Tétouan (Arabic: تطوان, Berber languages: ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ, French: Tétouan, Spanish: Tetuán) is a city in northern Morocco.
Tétouan
تطوان | |
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  Tétouan | |
| Coordinates: 35°34′00″N 5°22′00″W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima |
| Province | Tétouan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mustapha Bakouri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.87 km2 (23.50 sq mi) |
| Population (September 1, 2014) | |
| • Total | 380,787 |
| • Density | 6,256/km2 (16,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Postal code | 93000 |
| Area code | 2528910 |
| Website | Official website |
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 60 km (40 mi) E.S.E. of Tangier.
380,787 people lived there in the 2014 census.
The medina (old town) of Tetuan is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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