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.

The term socco is a Spanish corruption of the Arabic souk or souq.

The Grand Socco is surrounded by a mosque, a few shops, several banks, half a dozen modest restaurants with covered outdoor seating areas, several cafés, the Cinema Rif, an Amendis office and a pharmacy.

In the mid-1950s many large trees were cut down in the round central outdoor market.

Currently, the Grand Socco has a large marble fountain in the center, surrounded by tall palm trees and small flower gardens with a dozen benches for people to sit and relax.