Essaouira
Essaouira, known until the 1960s as Mogador, is a port city in the western Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi, on the Atlantic coast. It has 77,966 inhabitants as of 2014.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diabat.
Diabat
Village
Photo: World Imaging, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Diabat is a village in western Morocco near the coast of the Atlantic Ocean about five kilometres south of the city of Essaouira. The Bordj El Berod is a ruined watchtower located somewhat south of the mouth of Oued Ksob near about one kilometre west of Diabat. Diabat is situated 3½ km north of Essaouira.
Essaouira
- Type: Locality with 69,000 residents
- Location: Essaouira Province, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.4485° or 31° 26′ 54″ northLongitude
-9.7695° or 9° 46′ 10″ westPopulation
69,000Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8C3GC6XJ+95GeoNames ID
6546650
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Essaouira” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحنشان (البلدية)”
- French: “Essaouira (Commune Urbaine)”
- French: “Essaouira (MU)”
- French: “Essaouira”
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