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  • Fortress of Mazagan

    Fortress of Mazagan is a fortified citadel located in the city of El Jadida in Morocco. It was built by Portuguese in 1514 AD, and then expanded in 1541. The citadel came under Moroccan control in 1769, and several years later, Sultan Abd al-Rahman of Morocco ordered the construction of a mosque and the rebuilding of the destroyed parts of the citadel. The Fortress of Mazagan was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004 as part of Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida).
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida).
    World Heritage Site
    Fortress of Mazagan
    by M.Rais, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Fortress of Mazagan
    by M.Rais, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Fortress of Mazagan
    by İhsan Deniz Kılıçoğlu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Fortress of Mazagan

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2004

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Morocco

    Casablanca-Settat

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    16th Century AD

    Portuguese

    Islamic

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    Portuguese & Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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