Asilah

Collection title

Echoes of times

ID

SNR00024

Source

SNRT (MA)

First broadcast date

1998

Production year

1998

Abstract

The town of Asilah is located on the Atlantic coast, 40 km from Tangier. It was built on the remnants of the city of Carthage Zelis. After the Portuguese conquest in 1471, Asilah became one of the most important counters in its time. Today, it is famous for its long beaches and cultural festivals of international renown. The city is coveted by many artists and painters who have transformed Asilah's walls into a huge painting. The architecture of the city had been influenced by several factors: being a coastal city, the traditions of its inhabitants to bleach and paint their houses and the neighbourhoods at least twice a year, not to mention the contribution of the Spanish and the Jews there.

Type

video

Production companies

• SNRT - Own production

Broadcaster

SNRT - AlAoula

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Urbanism and cities

Secondary themes

• Art, Culture and Knowledge
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Fine arts / Painting

Credits / Cast

• Ben Salmiya Abderrahime - Journalist
• Boutbiba Nadjib - Director

Period of events

• 1998

Map locations

• Morocco - Atlantic coast - Asilah

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

33m17

Additional information