Grand Socco

Grand Socco

The Grand Socco (Moroccan Arabic: سوق برا), officially the Place du 9 Avril 1947, is a historic[1] quasi-circular roundabout square separating the old medina from newer developments in downtown Tangier, Morocco.

  1. ^ The pre-modern configuration and topography of the area are amply discussed, with maps and diagrams, in Elbl, Martin Malcolm (2013). Portuguese Tangier (1471-1662): Colonial Urban Fabric as Cross-Cultural Skeleton. Baywolf Press. ISBN 978-0-921437-50-5.