This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Rabat
Abdallah Bouanou, head of the Justice and Development Party parliamentary group, called on the government to carry out an investigation into the demolition and cover-up of the historic Tidzi bridge, in Essaouira province. In a written question addressed to the Minister of the Interior, Buano confirmed that the province of Essaouira is rich in historical monuments, some of which date back to Antiquity and others to the protection period. He explained that instead of investing this cultural heritage in promoting tourism development in the region, local and national public opinion was surprised by practices that threatened this heritage, the most notable of which was the demolition and the cover-up of the Tidzi Bridge, which raised questions about the motives for this cultural assault.
Buano pointed out that Al-Qantara, located more than four kilometers from the community center, is far from population centers, making its demolition unjustified. He added that even the rubble of the bridge, made of carved stones and yagur used to build historic kasbahs, had been moved to an unknown location.
He explained that the Qantara represents a unique engineering model of the colonial era, as it was built in the 1920s and witnessed significant historical events, including its role in supporting the urgent resistance to the Atlas army after the exile of Sultan Muhammad V in 1953.
Buano asked the Minister of Interior to clarify the measures that will be taken to open a thorough investigation into the demolition and disappearance of the arch, and to reveal the measures taken to protect other historical monuments in the region, such as the historical arc of Simo. , of which he expressed fear of being exposed to a similar fate at the hands of “unknown parties seeking to destroy the “national” material heritage.
