Essaouira
(Arabic: Tifinagh: ⵎⵓⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ) is a port town and city in
Morocco, capital of the province of Essaouira, in the Marrakech-Safi
region. It is located at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, and in 2014 there were 77 966 inhabitants.
Although the region of Essaouira has been occupied since ancient times by the Phoenicians, Romans and indigenous Berber, it was not until the sixteenth century that the site is really busy. First by the Portuguese, in 1506 they built a fortress and ramparts quickly abandoned to the fierce resistance of the local people
Although the region of Essaouira has been occupied since ancient times by the Phoenicians, Romans and indigenous Berber, it was not until the sixteenth century that the site is really busy. First by the Portuguese, in 1506 they built a fortress and ramparts quickly abandoned to the fierce resistance of the local people
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The foundation of the city of Essaouira is recent. It is the idea of Sultan Mohammed Ben Abdellah ordering its construction from 1760. Several renowned architects participated as Theodore Cornut which will build the city plan. Once built, it will continue to grow and experience a golden age and a unique development becoming the largest commercial port in the country, but also its diplomatic capital in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. It also becomes a multicultural city, but also artistic
The foundation of the city of Essaouira is recent. It is the idea of Sultan Mohammed Ben Abdellah ordering its construction from 1760. Several renowned architects participated as Theodore Cornut which will build the city plan. Once built, it will continue to grow and experience a golden age and a unique development becoming the largest commercial port in the country, but also its diplomatic capital in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. It also becomes a multicultural city, but also artistic
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With the bombing that knows the city and the installation of the French protectorate, the city falls terribly from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It lost its importance and is no longer the international port and diplomatic capital. After independence, the start of the Jewish community also causes major economic loss to the city.
With the bombing that knows the city and the installation of the French protectorate, the city falls terribly from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It lost its importance and is no longer the international port and diplomatic capital. After independence, the start of the Jewish community also causes major economic loss to the city.
However, since the late twentieth century, Essaouira knows a spectacular revival mainly due to tourism but also to its cultural vocation. Its medina is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 2001
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