Rue Es-Siaghine
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Rue Es-Siaghine is a street in Tangier
, Morocco
. It was once the "decumanus maximus", the main thoroughfare of the city under Roman Empire
rule. Today the street is lined with cafes and bars and souvenir shops. The street led from the harbor through the south gate. At No.47 Rue Es-Siaghine is a former administrative building noted for its courtyard growing oranges. From 1860 to 1923 the building served as the residence of the naib
, 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 (Tangier), which was built by the Spanish in the 1880s and became the centre of the Christian community in Tangier. At No. 44 is the Fondation Lorin
, an arts centre which is also located along the street with displays dating back to the 1930s.
The street leads down into the Petit Socco
in the medina of Tangier.
Tangier
Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. It was once the "decumanus maximus", the main thoroughfare of the city under Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
rule. Today the street is lined with cafes and bars and souvenir shops. The street led from the harbor through the south gate. At No.47 Rue Es-Siaghine is a former administrative building noted for its courtyard growing oranges. From 1860 to 1923 the building served as the residence of the naib
Naib
Naib is an Arabic term for a local leader in some parts of the Ottoman Empire and eastern Caucasus.Naib or NAIB may also refer to:*National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball or National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics...
, 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 (Tangier), which was built by the Spanish in the 1880s and became the centre of the Christian community in Tangier. At No. 44 is the Fondation Lorin
Fondation Lorin
Fondation Lorin is an arts centre on the Rue Es-Siaghine in Tangier, Morocco. It is housed in an old synagogue and displays items such as newspapers, photographs, posters and plans related to the political, sporting, musical and social history of Tangier since the 1930s...
, an arts centre which is also located along the street with displays dating back to the 1930s.
The street leads down into the Petit Socco
Petit Socco
Petit Socco , also known as the "Souk Dakhli" is a square in the Medina area of central Tangier, Morocco. It was once home to many notable writers and affluent people in the city and is connected by the Rue Es-Siaghine The square lies in the area of Tangier on which the forum of the Roman Tingis...
in the medina of Tangier.