Sidi Bou Abib Mosque
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Sidi Bou Abib Mosque is a mosque overlooking the Grand Socco
medina area of central Tangier
, Morocco
from the southwest. It was built in 1917 and is decorated in polychrome
tiles. Near Bab Fahs, a double gateway leading into the medina are the Mendoubia Gardens.
Grand Socco
Grand Socco is a square in the medina area of central Tangier, Morocco and the larger of the Petit Socco which make up the medina of the city. The Grand Socco divides the medina from the Ville Nouvelle area of Tangier...
medina area of central 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...
from the southwest. It was built in 1917 and is decorated in polychrome
Polychrome
Polychrome is one of the terms used to describe the use of multiple colors in one entity. It has also been defined as "The practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors." Polychromatic light is composed of a number of different wavelengths...
tiles. Near Bab Fahs, a double gateway leading into the medina are the Mendoubia Gardens.