El Jadida

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El Jadida is a coastal city in western Morocco known for its historic Portuguese fortifications and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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El Jadida canonical 13

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
alternateName Mazagão
architecturalStyle Moroccan architecture
Portuguese colonial architecture
climate Mediterranean climate with oceanic influence
coastType Atlantic coast
continent Africa
country Morocco
countrySubdivision Casablanca-Settat region
formerName Mazagan
hasBeach El Jadida beach
hasFortifications bastions
ramparts
sea walls
hasHistoricCenter Portuguese City of Mazagan
hasIndustry fishing
port-related trade
tourism
hasLandmark City walls of Mazagan
Portuguese Cistern of El Jadida
Portuguese fortress of Mazagan
hasOldTown fortified Portuguese city
hasPort El Jadida port
hasReligiousBuilding churches from Portuguese period
mosques
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (ii)
UNESCO cultural criteria (iv)
heritageOrganization UNESCO
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
isCoastalCity true
isTouristDestination true
knownFor Portuguese City of Mazagan
coastal tourism
historic Portuguese fortifications
languageUsed Arabic
French
Moroccan Arabic
linked to: Maghrebi Arabic
locatedIn Morocco
western Morocco
locatedInRegion Casablanca-Settat
locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
partOf El Jadida Province
province El Jadida Province
timeZone UTC+1
UNESCOSiteName Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)
UNESCOSiteType cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 2004

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Casablanca-Settat contains El Jadida
subject linked to: Casablanca-Settat region
Sète twinTown El Jadida
Western Morocco hasMajorCity El Jadida
subject linked to: western Morocco
Doukkala-Abda containsCity El Jadida
Doukkala-Abda hasPortCity El Jadida
Sète twinnedWith El Jadida
subject linked to: Sete