Built in early centuries, the Old part of Assa, which is known as Ksar Assa, speaks of the great architecture and cultural influence enjoyed by the town since it was founded.The many magnificent monuments, such as the great wall, which surounded the great part of the old part of Assa,and Bouj Ihchach, built mostly before Islamic period under the Berber tribes as the first inhabitants of the area and as a symbole of defence and protection against any invasion of the other tribes.
Assa is one of the most beautiful and ancient towns in Morocco in terms of its setting on the bank of the Daraa River, its townscape of trees and green fields and palaces punctuated by towers,great wall and its individual buildings.
The Historic Centre represents a supreme manifestation of ancient urbanism (castle), the town’s architectural works of the pre-islamic Period as well as Islamic period,
The rising of Islam in the region, influenced the development of Assa, perhaps even all Moroccan architecture. Assa , noticeably Ksar Assa, represents one of the most prominent world centres of creative life in the field of ancient lifestyle and architecture across generations, human mentality and beliefs.
Assa belongs to the group of historic towns and cities which have preserved the structure of their development until the present times. Within the core of its history and its unique style, successive stages of growth and changes have respected the original grand-scale urban structure of the Early Ages. This structure was essentially and greatly enlarged with urban activities in the High Islamic period with more additions during the High Alaouite Dynasty period. It has been saved from any large-scale urban renewal or massive demolitions and this preserves its overall configuration, pattern and spatial composition.
In the course of the past years of its existence, Assa’s development can be documented in the architectural expression of many historical periods and their styles. The city is rich in outstanding monuments from all periods of its history. Of particular importance are Bouj Ihchach Castle, the Zawouit Assa , as a place of education and worship .Inamar Square in the middle of the Castle as a place of local festivals, the green fields on the left bank of the river, the mosque “Timzgueda Oufla “ which was founded by Lahoucine M’barek amghar ,one of the ancient leaders of the town, houses from clay, stones and wood round the Old Town Square,
As early as the Middle Ages, Assa became one of the leading cultural, commercial and religious centre of the region.
Zaouit Assa was founded in early centuries of Islam, is one of the earliest in the region. The milieu of the the institution in the first centuries of islam contributed among other things to the formation of ideas of the Islamic Movement which represented in fact the first steps of the Islamic reformation in the region. As a metropolis of culture and religion, Assa is connected with prominent names in art, commerce and politics
Built in early centuries, the Old part of Assa, which is known as Ksar Assa, speaks of the great architecture and cultural influence enjoyed by the town since it was founded.The many magnificent monuments, such as the great wall, which surrounded the great part of the old part of Assa,and Bouj Ihchach, built mostly before Islamic period under the Berber tribes as the first inhabitants of the area and as a symbol of defence and protection against any invasion of the other tribes.
Assa is one of the most beautiful and ancient towns in Morocco in terms of its setting on the bank of the Daraa River, its town
scape of trees and green fields and palaces punctuated by towers,great wall and its individual buildings.
The Historic Center represents a supreme manifestation of ancient urbanism (castle), the town’s architectural works of the pre-islamic Period as well as Islamic period,
The rising of Islam in the region, influenced the development of Assa, perhaps even all Moroccan architecture. Assa , noticeably Ksar Assa, represents one of the most prominent world centers of creative life in the field of ancient lifestyle and architecture across generations, human mentality and beliefs.
Assa belongs to the group of historic towns and cities which have preserved the structure of their development until the present times. Within the core of its history and its unique style, successive stages of growth and changes have respected the original grand-scale urban structure of the Early Ages. This structure was essentially and greatly enlarged with urban activities in the High Islamic period with more additions during the High Alaouite Dynasty period. It has been saved from any large-scale urban renewal or massive demolitions and this preserves its overall configuration, pattern and spatial composition.
In the course of the past years of its existence, Assa’s development can be documented in the architectural expression of many historical periods and their styles. The city is rich in outstanding monuments from all periods of its history. Of particular importance are Bouj Ihchach Castle, the Zawouit Assa , as a place of education and worship .Inamar Square in the middle of the Castle as a place of local festivals, the green fields on the left bank of the river, the mosque “Timzgueda Oufla “ which was founded by Lahoucine M’barek amghar ,one of the ancient leaders of the town, houses from clay, stones and wood round the Old Town Square,
As early as the Middle Ages, Assa became one of the leading cultural, commercial and religious center of the region.
Zaouit Assa was founded in early centuries of Islam, is one of the earliest in the region. The milieu of the the institution in the first centuries of islam contributed among other things to the formation of ideas of the Islamic Movement which represented in fact the first steps of the Islamic reformation in the region. As a metropolis of culture and religion, Assa is connected with prominent names in art, commerce and politics.....
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