manuel cohen

Medina, Chefchaouen, Morocco

Man and boy climbing the steps of a narrow street painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 5496x3764 / 4.5MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 15th century Achawen Africa African Andalusia architecture Ashawen blue bluewashed boy building Chaouen Chefchaouen child climbing color color image colorful colour colour image colourful day djellaba dusk evening exterior hill hillside Hispano-Islamic Hispano-Mauresque horizontal house housing image influence Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Islam Islamic jebel Chaouen jebl Chaouen Kelaa looking down madinah man Maroc medina Meggou Moorish Moroccan Morocco moslem movement muslim narrow North Africa North African old town outdoors outside painted people photograph photography Rif mountains Shafshawan slope Spanish stair steep step street Tangier-Tetouan tourism tourist attraction town traditional travel twilight UNESCO walking Xauen
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Man and boy climbing the steps of a narrow street painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen