Essaouira

Essaouira, known until the 1960s as Mogador, is a port city on the Atlantic coast in western . It has 82,962 inhabitants as of 2024. The foundation of the city of Essaouira was the work of the Moroccan 'Alawid sultan Mohammed bin Abdallah, who made…
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  • Locality with about 69,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (110 feet)

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diabat.
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is a village in western near the coast… is situated 3½ km north of Essaouira.

Essaouira

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Latitude
31.4485° or 31° 26′ 54″ north
Longitude
-9.7695° or 9° 46′ 10″ west
Open location code
8C3GC6XJ+95
Geo­Names ID
6546650

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“Essaouira” goes by many names.

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