MazaGan City between past and present

El Jadida City "Mazagan" is a coastal city in the Kingdom of Morocco and the new capital of the province. The rod is a small Portuguese were events of a year 1514. design the first of these was the trachea brothers "and Phoansescu Diego Doaaroda" and two engineers have enjoyed great fame due to their achievements, whether in Portugal or in the Moroccan cities occupied. Has been expanded "Mazagan" Year 1541 by Portugal, especially after the withdrawal of Agadir, Safi and Azemmour. The final design was developed by her Italian engineer working for a Portugal-known architectural style of its own used it in other countries as is the case in the Mazagan

With the expansion of the Casbah, I knew this recent growth culturally important, and so is building several houses and buildings, civilian and military, especially between 1541 and 1548. Omar Portuguese for 267 years almost punctuated by wars and periods of truce and several relations civilized with Moroccans, until the advent of Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdullah (1790-1757) where Mazagan besieged for two months with Portugal was forced to withdraw from the city. After retrieving the Moroccans for this city remained free about 50 years old, which is known as the "demolished". In the year 1820, the Sultan ordered Moulay Abderrahmane "Pasha" the region to rebuild abandoned houses, and the building of a mosque and the reconstruction of the new city. In spite of the attempt to give the character of an Islamic city, through the construction of the mosque, but that the city has maintained some of the characteristics of the Portuguese past, including places of worship and prayer. The new design of rod-like designs chambord Palace in France and Portugal Evoramonte Palace. Portuguese trachea was surrounded by a fence cutting it off from the rest of the city and its design is a star-shaped quad format. These characteristics architectural engineering remember the beginning of the modern era and the emergence of outstanding firearms.

Underwent the Spanish occupation of the city during the 1580-1640 occupation of the then Portuguese for the period between 1640-1769 to be able to Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdullah, freed from the grip of Portugal in 1769
"Mazagan" was a small rod Portuguese were events of a year 1514. design the first of these was the trachea brothers "and Phoansescu Diego Doaaroda" and two engineers have enjoyed great fame due to their achievements, whether in Portugal or in the Moroccan cities occupied. Has been expanded "Mazagan" Year 1541 by Portugal, especially after the withdrawal of Agadir, Safi and Azemmour. The final design was developed by her Italian engineer working for a Portugal-known architectural style of its own used it in other countries as is the case in Mazagan.
With the expansion of the Casbah, I knew this recent growth culturally important, and so is building several houses and buildings, civilian and military, especially between 1541 and 1548. Omar Portuguese for 267 years almost punctuated by wars and periods of truce and several relations civilized with Moroccans, until the advent of Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdullah (1790-1757) where Mazagan besieged for two months with Portugal was forced to withdraw from the city. After retrieving the Moroccans for this city remained free about 50 years old, which is known as the "demolished". In the year 1820, the Sultan ordered Moulay Abderrahmane "Pasha" the region to rebuild abandoned houses, and the building of a mosque and the reconstruction of the new city.
In spite of the attempt to give the character of an Islamic city, through the construction of the mosque, but that the city has maintained some of the characteristics of the Portuguese past, including places of worship and prayer.
The new design of rod-like designs chambord Palace in France and Portugal Evoramonte Palace. Portuguese trachea was surrounded by a fence cutting it off from the rest of the city and its design is a star-shaped quad format. This architectural characteristics Tzkrbengh the beginning of the modern era and the emergence of outstanding firearms.
The new heart of the city to hand Doukkala, a tourist city has been occupied by Portugal emerging from Dehra time
The new city of the most beautiful coastal cities of Morocco, so that its geographical location on the Atlantic Ocean and mild climate and picturesque beaches make it a hub for a summer wide acclaim. The most important beaches: "Deauville", "Sidi Bouzid" and "Alihuzah."
The city has accomplished veritable heroic deeds urban history dating back to the sixteenth century, most notably the "Portuguese city" and the port. And is being held by several seasons of the most famous season, "Moulay Abdellah Amghar" which includes a variety of activities: folk dances and game hawks and especially the game "Altboreda" (Game Mounted ending shot / gunpowder guns) which is very popular and will be a unique occasion for the Knights to highlight their skills in riding in the use of firearms guns.
This ancient city bore several names, Varoman named it "Rusebis", as narrated by "Ptullameos" about his trip to West Africa. In the sixteenth century, the Portuguese occupied the region of the importance of its strategic location on the west coast and they built it, the castle in 1506 and renamed the city "Mazagan". Was not able to top the Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdullah of only released in 1769 after a long siege. But the Portuguese detonated several bombs with Vtahedmt leave most of their buildings. And remained deserted and called "demolished" to be ordered Abdul Rahman Sultan Moulay renovated and rebuilt 1832 and called it after the name of the "new".
After the imposition of the "protection" of French Morocco in 1912, carried the city of New Name "Mazagan", and described the general "to Aouti" (the first governor of the French Morocco) b "Deauville Morocco." And recaptured the city the name "new" after the country's independence.
This standing historical and architectural advantages that allowed for this beautiful city that recorded within the human heritage by International Organization "UNESCO" this year. This honor would give a boost to the tourism development of the city and part "Doukkala," because it will enable the city to expand the horizons of cultural exchange events with multiple international.
It is worth mentioning that the ten-year plan for the development of tourism in Morocco, which aims to bring 10 million tourists by the year 2010, the city opted for the new centers within Asttiyafah main beach, along with "Tagzot" and Saidia, Essaouira, Larache and white beach. Was signed by the 4-year agreement between Morocco and the group "Kerzner" designed to create a major tourist center under the name of "Mazagan", extends over an area of ​​500 hectares, which was opened about two years ago on the outskirts of the new city.

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