Iles Purpuraires
Iles Purpuraires are a set of small islands off the western coast of Morocco at the bay located at Essaouira, the largest of which is Mogador Island. These islands were settled in antiquity by the Phoenicians, chiefly to exploit certain marine resources and as a promontory fort.Photo: Uploadalt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archipelago
- Description: group of small islands off the western coast of Morocco off Essaouira
- Also known as: “Îles Purpuraires جزر موكادور”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bab Doukkala (Essaouira).
Bab Doukkala (Essaouira)
City gate
Photo: Jklamo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Doukkala (Essaouira) is a city gate.
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.
Iles Purpuraires
- Categories: island group, locality, and landform
- Location: Essaouira Province, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.4971° or 31° 29′ 50″ northLongitude
-9.788° or 9° 47′ 17″ westOpen location code
8C3GF6W6+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 4082283822OpenStreetMap feature
place=archipelagoWikidata ID
Q3066576
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Iles Purpuraires” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزر الصويرة”
- Arabic: “جزر موغادور”
- Arabic: “جزر موكادور”
- Dutch: “Purpuraireseilanden”
- French: “îles Purpuraires”
- French: “Îles Purpuraires”
- French: “Îlot de Mogador”
- Polish: “Wyspy Purpurowe”
- Spanish: “Islas Purpuras”
- Spanish: “Islas Púrpuras”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Prison de Mogador and Prisoners Mosque Mogador.
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