Camp walls
Roman towers and gates.
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An archaeological site on the south bank of the Martil valley, a few kilometres west of central Tetouan, holding the ruins of the ancient city of Tamuda and its Roman military camp. The Mauretanian Berbers founded the city in the third century BC; it probably saw a Phoenician trading presence afterwards, and later became one of the cities of the Roman province of Mauretania Tingitana. Around AD 42 Roman garrisons razed the city during an uprising and built a fortified camp in its place, later rebuilt. The area prospered under the emperors Trajan and Septimius Severus and was known for fish salting and purple dye. By the late fourth century the camp was the base of a cavalry unit; it was probably abandoned in the fifth century, and Tetouan later grew up nearby. Today visitors see the stone walls of the camp with their towers and gates, the remains of baths near the southern gate, the headquarters building, water channels and house foundations, with information panels along the route. The site also gives a fine view of white Tetouan and the mountains around it. Tickets are 80 MAD for foreign adults and 40 MAD for children aged 7 to 13, or 30 and 10 MAD for Moroccans and residents; the site opens from 9 am to 5 pm, per the Ministry of Culture's booking platform, and Moroccan nationals enter free on Fridays. The site is exposed, so bring a hat in summer; an hour is enough for an unhurried walk.
Roman towers and gates.
By the southern gate.
White city and mountains.
On the south bank of the Martil valley, a few kilometres west of central Tetouan
A few kilometres west of the city centre, a short taxi ride from Tetouan.