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History of this city
Chefchaouen fresh city called some of Granada small, ancient and character of the Andalusian history that characterizes the features of the city, said that the worker primary attraction lies in its extreme simplicity associated with the beauty of hard to describe, narrow alleys and neighborhoods antique blue color which portrays Ksme extended, everything which demonstrates the beauty Unmatched.
Moulay Rashid bin founded in the fourteenth century in 1471 specifically, as a refuge for families Andalusian Muslim and also Jewish, who left Granada to escape from the oppression of the Spaniards at the time, so the city embraces a huge number of families of Andalusian origin who lived and remained in Chefchaouen.
It is worth mentioning that the city remained closed to foreigners until after the fall of Andalusia in 1920, and that objection and regret the fall of Granada, to the point that they were carrying black flags to suspend the minarets, and the women wear black Khaddad the fall of Andalusia!
The city is still the province of nature Andalusian clear in their homes so far, as they did not inherit the art of construction and architecture only from Andalusia, but was removed art also music, Valgina Andalusian especially Hadra teams Sufi singing distinct and important of the city attributes feature.
There are many rumors about the reason for naming the city Bhfshaon, the most important of these rumors that "Schiff - Shawn" Amazigh term means "Look at the centuries-old mountain," meaning the high mountain peaks, there is another to mean the place where the meet Almjhadon, due to collect the Mujahideen where old during say the fight against colonialism, currently known as the Moroccan "Shaun."
Most tourist attractions in the city
Casbah
Casbah is a symbol of archaeological and teacher important of Chefchaouen landmarks, which is a historic building featuring Moulay bin Rashid home of the founder of the city, and is important in that it was the first political nucleus, consisting of the city, they are equivalent to the presidential palace, standing now, the mismatch began bin Rashid done, where taken based military command in its resistance to the Portuguese colonization.
It also includes Ethnographic Museum, which is considered the most important cultural landmark in the city, where the paintings the museum displays the history of the city through paintings artistic value, also displays traditional costume of the population of Alhfshaon, in addition to some of the old Andalusian musical instruments.
Square of Butae Alhamam
Is the center of a public square of the Kasbah of Chefchaouen the Grand Mosque, had a key role in the convergence and communicate with different cultures, whether it continues to cultural, scientific or even commercial.
Where the aim of the design is to become home to the weekly market of the city's population, currently the scene changed completely and turned into a tourist arena in which is held several technical clowns, international Kalmhrjan Arab Theatre.
Naming and return to the scene of the name it was with boutiques and stores of grain Alersa, gathered the bathroom, which fed on this grain around the place and taken shelter and a footstool to him, so it was called Butae Alhamam
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