Prison de Mogador
Prison de Mogador is a ruins in Essaouira Province, Marrakesh-Safi. Prison de Mogador is situated nearby to Prisoners Mosque Mogador, as well as near the marina مرسى القوارب.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Doukkala (Essaouira).
Bab Doukkala (Essaouira)
City gate
Photo: Jklamo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Doukkala (Essaouira) is a city gate, which is situated 3 km northeast of Prison de Mogador.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Essaouira and Diabat.
Essaouira
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
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 2½ km southeast of Prison de Mogador.
Prison de Mogador
- Type: Ruins
- Inscription: “19th century jail, built under the reign of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Essaouira Province, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.49574° or 31° 29′ 45″ northLongitude
-9.78665° or 9° 47′ 12″ westOpen location code
8C3GF6W7+78OpenStreetMap ID
node 10197645673OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Prisoners Mosque Mogador and مرسى القوارب.
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