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Chauen is a city Moroccan located northeast of the country, in the foothills of the mountains of Tesuka and Megu, near Tetuàn, another major city in Morocco. It is 120 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast. It was founded in 1471.

He is also known as Maroc or Chefchauen, and in french as Chaouen.

Chauen means “two horns”, referring to the two mountains visible from the city. Its initial population was formed by exiled from Al-Andalusia (today Andalucía, Spain), Jews and Muslims. For this reason the city has similar to the Andalucía villages, with narrow streets of plot and irregular whitewashed houses, many with blue tones.

He was considered by century’s sacred city, not allowing the entry of foreigners. This has caused that has remained with few alterations to its original architecture. Read the rest of this entry »