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Numerous tourists may like to see the city and the culture of this region. They may want to see the city to see the culture, history, architecture and society of the city. Some may want to use the city as a base to tour the region. Some may want to see the sports or entertainment events revenues of the region. Many tourists will want a hotel that has good views and a good reputation. Many will want a hotel that has good access to culture and to entertainment.
Agadir is a city in southwest Morocco, capital of the Agadir wilaya (MA-AGD) and the Sous-Massa-Draa economic region.
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Nearby cities of Inezgane and Aït Melloul are often counted as part of the agglomeration of the region the population. The mild winter climate and good beaches have made it a major "winter sun" destination for Northern Europeans. The mayor is Tariq Kabbaj.
The
city is located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, near the foot of the Atlas
Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean.
Agadir is an important fishing and commercial port, the first sardine port in the world, (exporting cobalt, manganese, zinc and citrus).It is also a seaside resort with a long sandy beach. Because of its large buildings, wide roads, modern hotels, and European-style cafés, Agadir is not a typical city of traditional Morocco, but it is a modern, busy and dynamic town.
Agadir is famous for its sea food and agriculture.
The
city's main neighbourhoods are: Secteur Touristique, Founty, Iligh, Sonaba, Ihchach,
Les Amicales, City Centre, Nouveau Talborjt, Cité Suisse, Lakhiyam, Dakhla,
Extension Dakhla, Al Houda, Salam, Riad Assalam, Hay al Hassani, Anza, L'Erac
(Bouargane)., Quartier Industriel Tasila, Tilila, Quartier Residentiel, Quartier
Al mohammadi
It
is served by the Al Massira Airport.
During medieval times, there was only a fishing village there, Agadir el-arba`. In 1505 the Portuguese established a trading post named Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué, under a governor. In 1541, the city came under Wattasid control and in 1572 a stronghold was built on the top of the hill overlooking the bay, the Kasbah. Agadir became prosperous for two centuries.
In 1911, the arrival of a German gunboat (the Panther), officially to protect the local German community, triggered the Agadir Crisis between France and Germany which allowed France, in 1913, to occupy nearly the whole kingdom of Morocco.
At 15 minutes to midnight on February 29, 1960, Agadir was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake that lasted 15 seconds, burying the city and killing thousands. The death toll is estimated at 15,000. The earthquake destroyed the ancient Kasbah. On its front gate can still be read the following sentence in Dutch: "Fear God and honour thy King".
On seeing the destruction in Agadir, King Muhammad V of Morocco declared: "If Destiny decided the destruction of Agadir, its rebuilding depends of our Faith and Will." Reconstruction began in 1961, two kilometers south of the earthquake epicentre.
Museums in the city include or have included ; Musee de Talborjt "La Casbah", Musee Bert Flint, Le Musse des Arts Berberes, Musee Municipal de Agadir, Le Sicilien Coco Polizzi (Quartier)
Agadir - Al Massira Airport is an international airport serving the city of Agadir in Morocco.
The Atlas
Mountains is a mountain range across a northern stretch of Africa extending about
2,400 km through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The highest peak is Jbel Toubkal,
with an elevation of 4,167 metres in southwestern Morocco. The second highest
mountain is the M'Goun of 4,071 metres. The Atlas ranges separate the Mediterranean
and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert. The population of the Atlas Mountains
are mainly Berber tribes in Morocco and kabyles in Algeria. The terms for 'mountain'
in some Berber languages are adrar and adras, believed to be cognate with the
toponym. The mountains are divided into additional and separate ranges, including
the Middle Atlas, High Atlas, and Anti-Atlas. The lower Tell Atlas running near
the coast and the larger Saharan Atlas running further south terminate in the
Aurès Mountains located in Algeria and Tunisia. The Atlas Mountains constitute
one of the distinct physiographic provinces of the larger African Alpine System
division. The Middle
Atlas is a portion of the Atlas mountain range lying completely in Morocco. The
Middle Atlas is the westernmost of three Atlas Mountains chains that define a
large plateaued basin extending eastward into Algeria. South of the Middle Atlas
and separated by the Moulouya and Oum Er-Rbia rivers, the High Atlas stretches
for 700 kilometres with a succession of peaks among which ten reach above 4,000
metres. North of the Middle Atlas and separated by the Sebou River, the Rif mountains
are an extension of the Baetic Cordillera (Baetic mountains, which include the
Sierra Nevada) in the south of Spain.
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