Rue Es-Siaghine (

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: زنقة الصياغين, meaning Silversmith's Street, also transliterated as Rue Siaghin or Rue Siaghine) is a street in

Tangier Tangier ( ; , , ) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital city, capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Moroc ...

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. Under

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rule it was the ''decumanus maximus'', the main thoroughfare of the city. The street led to the harbor through the south gate. Today the street is lined with cafes, bars and souvenir shops, and leads down into the

Petit Socco The Petit Socco (), also known as the Place Souk Dakhel, or in Spanish as Zoco Chico, is a small square in the medina quarter of Tangier, Morocco. Name The words are a combination of the French word ''petit'', meaning 'little/small', and the ...

in the

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of Tangier.

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*At No. 44 is the

Fondation Lorin Fondation Lorin is an art museum located on the Rue Es-Siaghine in Tangier, Morocco. It was named as one of the oldest synagogues in the city. It is located near the Grand Socco and Mendoubia Gardens The Mendoubia or Mandubiyya (, ) refers to ...

, an arts centre which is also located along the street with displays dating back to the 1930s. *At No. 47 is Dar Niaba, a former administrative building noted for its courtyard growing oranges. From 1851 to 1920 the building served as the residence of the

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, the Moroccan high official who served as an intermediary between the sultan and foreign ambassadors. *At No. 51 is the Church of the Immaculate Conception, which was built by the Spanish in the 1880s and became the centre of the Christian community in Tangier. * At No. 58 is the Fondak Siaghine, a built c. 1810. It is organized around a central courtyard encircled by a two-floor gallery with horseshoe arches. *At No. 91 is the three-story structure built as retail shop in 1917 by the Jewish banker Moses Nahon. In 1951, it became a

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, and eventually, a bazaar, selling handicrafts and antiques. Today is closed and for sale.91 rue Siaghine
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Tangier Tourist attractions in Tangier {{Morocco-stub

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