Underwater Ruins Near Safi May Solve Mystery of Ancient Moroccan City

Archaeological relics dating back to the 2nd century BC have been found on the seabed, over a length of 30 kilometers between Safi and Sidi Bouzid. In a statement to the MAP, the vice-president of the association, Redouane Bourka, stressed that these discoveries could provide information about Tighaline, a city that still belongs to legend, as well as the lifestyle of its inhabitants.

The Safi region is full of unknown places and virgin archaeological sites, he continued. Further scientific surveys are still needed to shed more light on the mysteries of Tighaline, whose origins date back to the Bronze Age.

The Association has several archaeological discoveries to its credit. Among these are the historic military ship on the coast of Safi, the Scala cannons, and the wreck of the Nicholas ship at Cap Spartel.

In the imagination of the locals, the city of Tighaline would be the cradle of a mermaid, whose children, supernatural beings, came to chant the Quran in the cave of the Scholar. A place full of legends that resembles the Cave of Hercules in Tangier in every way.