Borj el-Hajoui
Tangier, Morocco

The storehouse and canon battery of the Hajaoui Fort. It was converted to be a center of the Municipal Bureau of Health until around 2001 when the Al Boughaz Association inscribed the structure on its preservation list of heritage sites in the Medina, with the objective of converting the facility into a center for traditional music and art.  The Asociación Confluencias Musicales, founded by musician and musicologist Omar Metioui, took over, and occupied the space.  It was restored with the assistance of the Tangier Al Madina Foundation.


SOURCES:

"About FTAM." Fondation Tanger Al Madina. Accessed October 18, 2015. http://ftamsample.webs.com/about-us.

"Association Confluences Musicales." Association Confluences Musicales. Accessed October 18, 2015.http://tangier.free.fr/confluencesmusicales/ .

"Dar Barud, Asociación Confluencias Musicales." Tanger. El Mundo Dans Una Ciudad. Accessed October 18, 2015. http://tingisaecid.com/v2/view_ent/view_building.php?id=256.

Roca, Juan Ramón. Tangier and Its Surroundings, Assilah and Chefchaouen an Illustrated Guide. Alicante (C/ San Carlos, 93, 03013 Alicante): J.R. Roca, 2011.

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Tangier, Morocco

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1880/1297 AH
2008-2012/1429-1433 AH restoration

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Asociación Confluencias Musicales
Oficina Municipal de Higiene
Formerly known as

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health care
military

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