Very nice city - ASSILAH -

ASILLAH

Earth crossing multiple civilizations, which it retains the empeinte and remains, Asilah has always been an open space on the world and cultures. Satellite town of Tangier, Asilah shows a determination to break with this picture, and is now with its own identity.

The seaside town, whose economy was built around a small fishing craft, developed with basic infrastructure, a tourist increasingly assertive and a highway that has come to devote his isolation. "Azayla", pronounced like the inhabitants of the Rif region, is a small town on the Atlantic coast 40 km southwest of Tangier. It is primarily known for its sea salt, containing sufficient amounts of iodine, used to fight against the disease of goitre which met thousands of people living in mountainous areas, especially in the region of Beni-Mellal. Small fishing town, it is heir, since the High Middle Ages of the ancient city of Zilil, located 13 km north-west. The walls, built in the fifteenth century by the Portuguese, are on one side of the sea, and the other on the city. Three monumental gates and a discrete transition can enter the medina. It has built its reputation over the years thanks to its architectural heritage-Lusitanian Moroccan military, various shops that showcase their products. It is characterized by the remarkable centrality and uniqueness compared to other towns. Thursday souk is lively and well stocked. During the international cultural moussem known as the White City, all the walls of the medina overlapping drawings and paintings made by artists from the world and Morocco. In fact, this festival which is the originality of this small town. His summer school Mouatamid Ibn Al Abbad, and its research center for Africa, Asilah give a new vocation and expressed that confirm his name "Authentic". This image is also shaped by the realization of a set of cultural facilities (Palais de la Culture, Center Hassan II international meetings, Library of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, ...). Outside the enclosure, the modern city, built during the Spanish protectorate, has retained its allure Andalusia. Satellite town of Tangier certainly Asilah effort to strengthen its identity, develop its potential and promising change its tourist offer. According to a report issued by the master of urban planning of the city, "two critical factors have played against the development of Asilah. On the one hand, she was constantly subjected to destruction in the old confrontation between the invading Spanish and Portuguese and defenders of the city. This explains the small size of the built environment. On the other hand, the factors of topography and traffic, poor agricultural activities in the hinterland, and proximity to key agencies in the peninsula tingitane, Asilah placed in the shadow of Tangier, Tetouan, Larache and Ksar Lekbir, wedged between the respective areas of influence of these main cities of the peninsula tingitane.