Place details
Place nameEssaouira
Other namesMogador
CountryAl-Magreb
Latitude31.5
Longitude-9.8
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on Atlantic Ocean; settlement here is very ancient; was occupied by Phoenicians & Carthaginians; declined in ancient times, but was rebuilt in 1765; bombarded by French in 1844 to stop Moroccan support for Algerian resistance.