- Portuguese Cistern in Mazagan
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Portuguese Cistern in Mazagan
Portuguese Cistern is a historic cistern located beneath the Fortress of Mazagan in the city of El Jadida in Morocco. The cistern was originally built by the Portuguese during their construction of the castle in 1514 AD as a warehouse or armory, then it was converted into a water reservoir in 1541. The Portuguese Cistern 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).by Guilandre, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 2 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
2004
16th Century AD
Portuguese
Portuguese
Portuguese Monuments
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