Bab Sidi Abdelouahab square rehabilitation: strong royal will to preserve Oujda historical heritage

Samedi 22 Juin 2013

Oujda - The particular attention HM King Mohammed VI gives to preserving national historical heritage was confirmed once more on Friday with HM the king's launch of the Bab Sidi Abdelouahab square in Oujda, as part of a major rehabilitation programme.
Bab Sidi Abdelouahab square rehabilitation: strong royal will to preserve Oujda historical heritage
Aimed at beautifying the urban landscape, improving working conditions for traders, settling hawkers, eradicating substandard buildings, the programme consists mainly of developing the "Bab Sidi Abdelouahab" esplanade, building a shopping complex (514 shops) and a fruit and vegetable market (210 shops), building the "Al Fadila" mosque and restoring the Moulay Abdellah school.

The programme, which is part of the old Medina rehabilitation component which is an integral part of the rehabilitation and urban upgrading programme for the city of Oujda, also provides for the reconstruction of part of the old wall and cleaning the facades of buildings adjacent to the site.

The 150 million dirham programme is intended in particular to safeguard the magnificent Bab Sidi Abdelwahab square which is clearly indicative of the Multifaceted architectural history.

On this occasion, HM the King symbolically handed over property certificates to the beneficiaries of the "Bab Sidi Abdelouahab" shopping complex project.



Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Bab-Sidi-Abdelo...

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