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Essaouira
City in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
About Essaouira
Essaouira, known until the 1960s as Mogador, is a port city on the Atlantic coast in western Morocco. 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 an original experiment by entrusting it to several architects in 1760, in particular Théodore Cornut and Ahmed al-Inglizi, who designed the city using French captives from the failed French expedition to Larache in 1765, and with the mission of building a city adapted to the needs of foreign merchants. Once built, it continued to grow and experienced a golden age and exceptional development, becoming the country's most important commercial port but also its diplomatic capital between the end of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century.
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Questions about Essaouira
Where is Essaouira?
Essaouira is in Morocco. The nearest city is Safi, about 101 km away.
Is there a ready-made trip plan near Essaouira?
Yes. The 3-day Marrakech plan is about 169 km away. You can open it and change it as you like.
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