Petit Socco

The Petit Socco (Arabic: سوق الدخيل), also known as the Place Souk Dakhel, or in Spanish as Zoco Chico, is a small square in the medina quarter of Tangier, Morocco.

[1][2][3] The Petit Socco, intersected by rue Es-Siaghine and close to the Grand Mosque, has long been the focal point of the medina or old city of Tangier.

The head office of the State Bank of Morocco was established next to the Petit Socco at its creation in 1907, and stayed there until 1952 when it moved to a new building outside the medina.

The Petit Socco was the hub of information in diplomatic-era Tanger, with the post offices (also offering telegraphy services) of the four most intrusive nations on each of its sides by the early 20th century: British to the north (between the Café Central and the then Bristolhotel), Spanish to the east, German to the south, and French to the west.

[6] In recent years, the Petit Socco and surrounding area have undergone significant renovation, as illustrated by the opening in 2017 the Palais Zahia hotel in the former seat of the State Bank, and the inauguration in 2022 of the Dar Niaba Museum on rue Es-Siaghine.