Sidi Bou Abid Mosque ( ar, مسجد سيدي بو عبيد) is a mosque overlooking the

Grand Socco The Grand Socco, officially the Place du 9 Avril 1947, is a historic quasi-circular roundabout square separating the old medina from newer developments in downtown Tangier, Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is ...

medina area of central

Tangier Tangier ( ; ; ar, طنجة, Ṭanja) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. The town is the capi ...

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

from the southwest. It was built in 1917 and is decorated in

polychrome Polychrome is the "practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors." The term is used to refer to certain styles of architecture, pottery or sculpture in multiple colors. Ancient Egypt Colossal statu ...

tiles. Near Bab Fahs, a double gateway leading into the medina are the

Mendoubia Gardens The Mendoubia or Mandubiyya ( es, Mendubía) refers to the former residence and office of the Mendoub, the representative of the Sultan of Morocco in the Tangier International Zone from 1924 to 1956 (with interruption during World War II). It no ...

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Mosques in Tangier Mosques completed in 1917 20th-century mosques Tourist attractions in Tangier 20th-century architecture in Morocco {{Morocco-mosque-stub

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