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Tétouan

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Tétouan
تطوان
Tétouan is located in Morocco
Tétouan
Tétouan
Coordinates: 35°34′00″N 5°22′00″W / 35.56667°N 5.36667°W / 35.56667; -5.36667
Country Morocco
RegionTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
ProvinceTétouan
Government
 • MayorMustapha Bakouri
Area
 • Total60.87 km2 (23.50 sq mi)
Population
 (September 1, 2014)
 • Total380,787
 • Density6,256/km2 (16,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code
93000
Area code2528910
WebsiteOfficial website

Tétouan (Arabic: تطوان, Berber languages: ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ, French: Tétouan, Spanish: Tetuán) is a city in northern Morocco.

Tétouan is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea. It lies a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar, and about 60 km (40 mi) E.S.E. of Tangier.

380,787 people lived there in the 2014 census.

The medina (old town) of Tetuan is a UNESCO World Heritage site.