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The fortified city, built by the Portuguese at the beginning of the 16th century and named Mazagan (''Mazagão'' in Portuguese), was given up by the Portuguese in 1769 and incorporated into Morocco. El Jadida's old city sea walls are one of the Seven Wonders of Portuguese Origin in the World.<ref>{{cite book|title=Morocco |author1=Paula Hardy |author2=Heidi Edsall |author3=Mara Vorhees |year=2005|publisher=Lonely Planet|url=https://archive.org/details/morocco00hard|url-access=registration |quote=El Jadida. |isbn=1-74059-678-1}}</ref> The ''Portuguese Fortified City of Mazagan'' was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, on the basis of its status as an "outstanding example of the interchange of influences between European and Moroccan cultures" and as an "early example of the realisation of the Renaissance ideals integrated with Portuguese construction technology". According to UNESCO,<ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1058 |access-date=2013-02-10 |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}</ref> the most important buildings from the Portuguese period are the cistern and the Church of the Assumption, both in a Manueline style.<ref name=":2" />

The city is a popular resort and destination for both Moroccan and international tourists.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last1=Gilbert |first1=Sarah |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bIqcEAAAQBAJ&dq=el+jadida+holiday+resort&pg=PT379 |title=Lonely Planet Morocco |last2=Balsam |first2=Joel |last3=Lioy |first3=Stephen |last4=O'Neill |first4=Zora |last5=Parkes |first5=Lorna |last6=Ranger |first6=Helen |last7=d'Arc Taylor |first7=Stephanie |publisher=Lonely Planet |year=2021 |isbn=978-1-83869-255-1 |edition=13th |language=en |chapter=El Jadida}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> An important industrial complex, Jorf Lasfar, lies 20 kilometres to the south.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACmjCgAAQBAJ&dq=jadida+jorf+lasfar+phosphate&pg=PA159 |title=The Report: Morocco 2014 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-910068-05-2 |pages=159 |language=en}}</ref>

== Names ==
The original name of the city in the Berber language was: Maziɣen '''/''' Mazighen, which means "The Berbers".{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} El Jadida's other names and nicknames in other languages were: Cap Soleis,<ref name="jadidama-1" /> Portus Rutilis,<ref name="Jmahri-1" /> Rusibis,<ref name="Jmahri-1" /><ref name="Golf-1" /><ref name="Ptolemy-1" /> Mazighen ({{Lang-ar|مازيغن}}),<ref name="Idrisi-1" /><ref name="Ayyadh-1" /><ref name="IbnSaid-1" /><ref name="hesp-1" /> al-Breyja ({{Lang-ar|البريجة}}),<ref name="Jmahri-1" /> Mazagão,<ref name="jadidama-1" /><ref name="Jmahri-1" /> al-Mahdouma ({{Lang-ar|المهدومة}})<ref name="jadidama-1" /> and Mazagan.<ref name="jadidama-1" /><ref name="Jmahri-1" />

==History==
[[File:خريطة مازاغان 1942.jpg|thumb|Map of Mazagan created by the US government in 1942|left]]
Prior to the arrival of the Portuguese, an anchorage used by boats appears to have existed at the current site of El Jadida throughout the Middle Ages and in ancient times.<ref name=":052">{{Cite book |last1=Colin |first1=G.S. |title=Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition |last2=Cenival |first2=P. de |publisher=Brill |year=1960–2007 |isbn=9789004161214 |editor-last=Bearman |editor-first=P. |location= |pages= |chapter=al-D̲j̲adīda |editor-last2=Bianquis |editor-first2=Th. |editor-last3=Bosworth |editor-first3=C.E. |editor-last4=van Donzel |editor-first4=E. |editor-last5=Heinrichs |editor-first5=W.P.}}</ref> The name ''Mazighan'' was first documented by the 11th-century Arab geographer al-Bakri.<ref name=":052" /> In 1502 a Portuguese captain, Jorge de Mello, landed at this location, allgedly driven here by a storm. He and his crew took refuge in an abandoned tower, called ''al-Briya'' or ''al-Burayja,'' to defend themselves against any potential attack by the locals.<ref name=":052" /><ref name=":0" /> After returning to Portugal, he obtained permission from the Portuguese king, Dom Manuel, to found a fortress here in 1505, but evidence indicates that he did not carry this out, as when the Portuguese army passed here on their way to conquer Azemmour in 1513 they found nothing but the old tower.<ref name=":052" />

As Azemmour was difficult to access, the Portuguese returned and built a citadel at the more accessible Mazighan in the summer of 1514.<ref name=":052" /> This citadel was a rectangular building with four towers, one of which was the old tower that already stood here.<ref name=":052" /><ref name=":0" /> The architects were two brothers, Diego and Francisco de Arruda.<ref name=":052" /><ref name=":3" /> The location then became known in the [[Social:Portuguese language|Portuguese language]] as ''Mazagão''. During the next few decades the Sa'dids rose to power and began expelling the Portuguese from their coastal fortresses, with the most significant event being their expulsion from Santa Cruz (present-day [[Place:Agadir|Agadir]]) in 1541. In response, King João III of Portugal ordered the evacuation of Portuguese positions at Azemmour and [[Place:Safi, Morocco|Safi]] and concentrated on building a more defensible position at Mazagão instead.<ref name=":052" /> As a result, the Portuguese fortification was expanded into the larger walled fortress we see today in 1541.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":052" />

The [[History:Kingdom of Portugal|Kingdom of Portugal]] would continue to control the city until 1769, when they abandoned Mazagão, their last territory in Morocco. Upon their forced departure, the Portuguese destroyed the Governor's Bastion. Most of the Portuguese inhabitants were sent to the colony of Brazil, where they founded a new settlement called ''Nova Mazagão'' (the present Mazagão in the state of Amapá).<ref>{{Cite book|title=Mazagão, la ville qui traversa l'Atlantique : du Maroc à l'Amazonie, 1769-1783|last=Jean Duvignaud|first=Laurent Vidal|publisher=Aubier|year=2005|isbn=2-70072360-0|location=Paris|url=https://brill.com/view/journals/luso/15/1/article-p242_31.xml|page=314}}</ref> The city was then taken over by Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah in 1769 and remained largely uninhabited, having been dubbed ''al-Mahdouma'' ('The Ruined').<ref name=":0" /> Eventually, Sultan Abd al-Rahman (r. 1822–1859) ordered that a mosque be built, and the destroyed portions of the city were rebuilt during his reign in the early nineteenth-century.<ref name=":0" /> In 1820 the city was renamed ''al-Jadida'', meaning 'The New'.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Sarmento |first=João |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yfUFDAAAQBAJ&dq=el+jadida+tourism&pg=PA128 |title=Fortifications, Post-colonialism and Power: Ruins and Imperial Legacies |publisher=Routledge |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-317-13387-2 |pages=128–133 |language=en}}</ref> The town underwent a revival and soon outgrew Azemmour as the most important city in the area. Alongside the Muslim population was also a community of Jews, who participated in the city's revival.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book |last=Tavim |first=Jose Alberto |title=Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World |publisher=Brill |year=2010 |isbn=9789004176782 |editor-last=Stillman |editor-first=Norman A. |language=en |chapter=El Jadida (Mazagan)}}</ref>

At the beginning of the French Protectorate in Morocco (established in 1912), the city was developed as a tourist resort, one of the earliest initiatives to develop modern tourism in Morocco.<ref name=":5" /> By the 1930s it had a casino which was popular with European tourists and colonists.<ref name=":5" /> The importance of the city's port, however, declined as [[Place:Casablanca|Casablanca]] grew into the major port and urban center of the country during this period.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Suárez Bosa |first=Miguel |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ohrxDwAAQBAJ&dq=el+jadida+port+economy&pg=PA99 |title=African Seaports and Maritime Economics in Historical Perspective |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2020 |isbn=978-3-030-41399-6 |editor-last=Olukoju |editor-first=Ayodeji |pages=99 |language=en |chapter=Modernization and Development of the Moroccan Port Model during the French Protectorate (1912–1956) |editor-last2=Hidalgo |editor-first2=Daniel Castillo}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> In the 1980s a large industrial complex, Jorf Lasfar, was developed some 20 kilometres to the south.<ref name=":8">{{Cite book |last1=Godin |first1=Lucien |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgNQEAAAQBAJ&dq=el+jadida+port+economy&pg=PT228 |title=The Medina: The Restoration and Conservation of Historic Islamic Cities |last2=Le Bihan |first2=Gérard |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-78672-497-7 |editor-last=Balbo |editor-first=Marcello |language=en |chapter=Moroccan Medinas: Meknes and Azemmour}}</ref> Aided by its UNESCO World Heritage Site designation since 2004, the city continues to be a tourist destination today.<ref name=":5" />

During the September 2023 earthquake that struck southern Morocco, the historic Portuguese church in the old city was damaged. As of 13 September, cracks were observed in the church's tower and there was a risk of structural collapse.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamri |first=Salma |date=13 September 2023 |title=27 sites historiques ont été gravement endommagés par le séisme du 8 septembre selon un premier constat |url=https://medias24.com/2023/09/11/27-sites-historiques-ont-ete-gravement-endommages-par-le-seisme-du-8-septembre/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=Médias24 |language=fr}}</ref>

==Landmarks==
[[File:El Jadida DSCF8913.jpg|thumb|The walls of Mazagan, with the sea gate visible in the middle left]]

===Fortress of Mazagan===
The design of the Fortress of Mazagan is a response to the development of modern artillery in the Renaissance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/1058rev.pdf |title=Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) - UNESCO Advisory Body Evaluation |access-date=2013-02-10}}</ref> The star form of the fortress measures ''c'' 250m by 300m.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DGPC {{!}} Cidade Portuguesa de Mazagão (El Jadida)|url=http://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/pt/patrimonio/patrimonio-mundial/origem-portuguesa/cidade-portuguesa-de-mazagao-el-jadida/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt}}</ref> The slightly inclined, massive walls are ''c'' 8m high on average, with a thickness of 10m, enclosing a patrolling peripheral walkway 2m wide. At the present time the fortification has four bastions: the Angel Bastion in the east, St Sebastian in the north, St Antoine in the west, and the Holy Ghost Bastion in the south. The fifth, the Governor's Bastion at the main entrance, is in ruins, having been destroyed by the Portuguese in 1769. Numerous colonial-era Portuguese cannons are still positioned on top of the bastions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fortress of Mazagan |url=http://www.starforts.com/mazagan.html |website=Starforts |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref>

The fort had three gates: the Seagate, forming a small port with the north-east rampart, the Bull Gate in the north-west rampart, and the main entrance with a double arch in the centre of the south rampart, originally connected to land via a drawbridge. A ditch, ''c'' 20m wide and 3m deep, formerly filled with seawater, surrounded the fort. During the time of the French Protectorate the ditch was filled in with earth and a new entrance gate was opened leading to the main street, the Rua da Carreira, and to the Seagate.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} Along this street are situated the best preserved historic buildings, including the Catholic Church of the Assumption and the Portuguese cistern.

==== The Citadel ====
[[File:El Jadida DSCF9091.jpg|thumb|Portuguese cistern under the citadel of Mazagan, in Manueline style]]
The Citadel, located at the heart of the walled city, was the first permanent Portuguese construction on this site in 1514. It is a building with a rectangular floor plan measuring about {{Convert|47 by 56|m|ft}}, with three major rooms around a central space and four towers (one at each corner).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://whc.unesco.org/document/168852 |title=Proposition d'inscription de biens sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial: Cité portugaise Mazagan (El Jadida) |year=2004 |language=fr |type=Nomination text for UNESCO World Heritage List}}</ref> The southern El-Briya Tower (originally known as ''al-Burayja'') was of local, pre-Portuguese origin and it was here that the Portuguese first took refuge when they arrived in 1502.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":052" /> One of the northern towers was later re-purposed as the base of a 19th-century minaret built for the nearby mosque.<ref name=":0" /> The cistern is located beneath the Citadel.

==== Portuguese cistern ====
The semi-subterranean chamber has a roughly square plan measuring around {{Convert|33 to 34|m|ft}} per side, was constructed with five rows of five stone pillars and columns.<ref name=":0" /> The chamber is built in a late Gothic style known as Manueline, with a vaulted ceiling of brick masonry and stone [[Engineering:Rib vault|ribs]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1058/ |access-date=May 25, 2020 |website=Unesco}}</ref> Its original function is not clear. It may have been an armory, barracks,<ref name=":1" /> or granary,<ref name=":052" /> but it is recorded as having been converted into a cistern in 1541.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":052" /> It was designed by an architect named Miguel de Arruda but the construction work was delegated to João de Castilho.<ref name=":1">{{Cite sign |title=La citerne |year= |date=9 June 2015 |type=Information sign |publisher= |location=Posted inside museum, at entrance of cistern |author=}}</ref> A round opening in the center of the chamber served to collect rainwater.<ref name=":0" /> The cistern is famous especially for the thin layer of water that covers the floor and creates fine and ever-changing reflections in the otherwise dark vaulted chamber. Its visual qualities are such that several movies have been filmed within the cavernous space, of which Orson Welles' ''Othello'' is the best known internationally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Portuguese Cistern of El Jadida |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/portuguese-cistern-of-el-jadida |website=Atlas Obscura |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref>

==== Churches ====
[[File:El Jadida DSCF8969.jpg|thumb|upright|Church of Our Lady of Assumption]]
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, a prominent building located south of the Citadel, was the main [[Religion:Parish church|parish church]] of the Portuguese settlement. It was constructed or begun when the fortress was expanded in 1541. It has a nave, a choir, a sacristy, and a square-shafted bell tower.<ref name=":0" /> At least three other churches existed, though generally only partial remains of them are still present today. Two small churches were adjoined to some of the bastions of the fortress. Another, the Church of Mercy (''Misericórdia'') was part of the Citadel.<ref name=":0" />

==== Synagogues ====
[[File:Mazagan synagogue.jpg|thumb|The Bensimon Synagogue, built along the northeastern ramparts]]
A number of synagogues also existed inside the old city, attesting to the importance of the Jewish community here in the 19th and 20th centuries.<ref name=":0" /> One prominently visible example is the Bensimon Synagogue, inaugurated in 1926 and attached to earlier structures in the northern corner of the former fortress. Its construction was sponsored by four brothers of the Bensimon family: Nessim, Messaoud, Abraham, and Mordechai.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Choukaili |first=Khadija |date=26 February 2019 |title=El Jadida: Projet de réhabilitation de la synagogue Bensimon |url=https://eljadidascoop.com/el-jadida-projet-de-rehabilitation-de-la-synagogue-bensimon/ |access-date=9 October 2022 |website=El Jadida Scoop |language=fr}}</ref>

=== Museum of Resistance and Independence ===
Located near the beach south of the old city and the port, this museum and exhibition space is dedicated to the memory of Moroccan soldiers and resistance to the French Protectorate regime. It is housed in a 20th-century colonial era building constructed in a "Mauresque" style.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Museum of Resistance And Independence |url=https://www.infostourismemaroc.com/en/monument/museum-of-resistance-and-independence-el-jadida-morocco |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=Morocco Tourism Info |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=El Jadida a son musée de la Résistance et de l'armée de libération – Mazagan24 – Portail d'El Jadida |url=https://mazagan24.com/2015/09/20/el-jadida-a-son-musee-de-la-resistance-et-de-larmee-de-liberation/,%20https://mazagan24.com/2015/09/20/el-jadida-a-son-musee-de-la-resistance-et-de-larmee-de-liberation/ |access-date=2022-10-09 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

==Climate==
El Jadida has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ([[Earth:Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate classification]] ''Csa''). In winter there is more rainfall than in summer. The average annual temperature in El Jadida is {{convert|17.4|°C|1}}. About {{convert|372|mm|2|abbr=on}} of precipitation falls annually.<ref name="clim-1" />

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|Jan high C = 16.8					
|Feb high C = 17.5
|Mar high C = 19.1
|Apr high C = 20.4
|May high C = 22.3
|Jun high C = 24.4
|Jul high C = 26.4
|Aug high C = 27.9
|Sep high C = 25.9
|Oct high C = 24.3
|Nov high C = 20.7
|Dec high C = 18.4

|Jan low C = 7.6									
|Feb low C = 7.7
|Mar low C = 9.3
|Apr low C = 10.9
|May low C = 13.2
|Jun low C = 15.9
|Jul low C = 17.7
|Aug low C = 18.9
|Sep low C = 16.9
|Oct low C = 14.7
|Nov low C = 11.3
|Dec low C = 9.0

|Jan precipitation mm  = 49					
|Feb precipitation mm  = 48
|Mar precipitation mm  = 41
|Apr precipitation mm  = 32
|May precipitation mm  = 16
|Jun precipitation mm  = 4
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|Aug precipitation mm  = 1
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|Oct precipitation mm  = 34
|Nov precipitation mm  = 66
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== Economy ==
The city is a significant tourism destination thanks in part to its UNESCO-recognized historic heritage.<ref name=":5" /> A large five-star resort, the Mazagan Beach Resort, was opened in 2009 besides the nearby town of Azemmour, named in reference to the historic Portuguese fort. The resort was part of a wider strategy launched in 2001 by King Mohammed VI to boost tourism in Morocco by creating, with the help of foreign investors,<ref name=":5" /> large coastal resorts in El Jadida, [[Place:Essaouira|Essaouira]], Saïdia, and other cities on the Moroccan coast.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fs0Fog7XneUC&dq=el+jadida+economy+holiday+resort&pg=PA173 |title=The Report: Morocco 2012 |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |isbn=978-1-907065-54-5 |pages=173 |language=en}}</ref> The city is also a popular summer holiday resort for Moroccan families.<ref name=":4" />

Since the 1980s the city's economy has benefited<ref name=":8" /> from the large industrial complex at Jorf Lasfar, located some 20 kilometres to the south.<ref name=":6" /> The complex, managed by the ''Office Chérifien du Phosphore'', is the main processing center for the region's [[Chemistry:Phosphate|phosphate]] reserves and its port is used for exporting its related products.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l7XZyZLOAWUC&dq=jadida+jorf+lasfar+phosphate&pg=PA15 |title=Information Circular |date=1984 |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines |pages=15 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Weiss |first=Walter M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qVcrDwAAQBAJ&dq=jadida+jorf+lasfar+phosphate&pg=PT49 |title=Morocco: In the Labyrinth of Dreams and Bazaars |publisher=Haus Publishing |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-909961-32-6 |language=en}}</ref> It also serves as a base for other industries.<ref name=":6" />

==Education==
The city houses many post-secondary academic institutions:

[[Organization:Chouaib Doukkali University|Chouaib Doukkali University]],<ref name="qrayti-1" /><ref name="ucd-1" /> including the following institutions:
*Faculty of Science<ref name="scienc-1" />
*Faculty of Letters and Humanities<ref name="lettr-1" />
*Faculty of Juridical, Economic and Social Sciences<ref name="jurid-1" />
*National School of Applied Sciences (ENSA)<ref name="ensa-1" />
*National School of Business and Management (ENCG)<ref name="encg-1" />
*Superior School of Technology (EST) - Sidi Bennour<ref name="est-1" /> (Outside El Jadida)

Office of Vocational Training and Promotion of Labor (OFPPT),<ref name="ofppt-1" /> including the following institutions:
*Professional Qualification Center (CQP)<ref name="CQP-1" />
*Specialized Institute of Applied Technology (ISTA) - Al-Massira<ref name="ista-mass-1" />
*Specialized Institute of Applied Technology (ISTA) - City-of-the-Air<ref name="ista-air-1" />
*Specialized Institute of Hotel and Tourism Technology (ITHT) - El jadida<ref name="istht-1" /> 
*Specialized Institute of Hotel and Tourism Technology (ITHT) - Al Haouzia<ref name="istht-1" /> 
Others:
*Regional Centers for the Professions of Education and Training (CRMEF)<ref name="crmef-1" />
*Section of "Higher Technician Certificate" (BTS) (at ar-Razi Technical High-School)<ref name="razi-bts-1" />
*Section of "Preparatory Classes for Great Schools" (CPGE) (at ar-Razi Technical High-School)<ref name="razi-cpge-1" />
*Higher Institute of Engineering and Business (ISGA)<ref name="isga-1" /> (private)

== Sports ==
The main football club of the city is Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi, currently playing in the Botola Pro 2.

==Nearby cities==
Near El Jadida, are located the city of Azemmour in the northeast and the town of Sidi Bouzid in the southwest. Within a perimeter of around 120&nbsp;km or less, are located [[Place:Casablanca|Casablanca]], [[Place:Berrechid|Berrechid]], [[Place:Settat|Settat]], [[Place:Sidi Bennour|Sidi Bennour]], Oualidia, [[Place:Youssoufia, Morocco|Youssoufia]], [[Place:Safi, Morocco|Safi]].

==Notable people==
*[[Biography:Jaafar Aksikas|Jaafar Aksikas]], author 
*Driss Chraïbi, author
*André Elbaz, painter and filmmaker
*Ilyas Elmaliki, [[Social:YouTuber|YouTuber]]
*André Guelfi, racing driver
*Zakaria Hadraf, footballer
*Driss Jettou, former prime minister, president of the Supreme Audit Court
*Youssef Kaddioui, former international footballer
*El Mehdi Karnass, footballer
*Abdelkebir Khatibi, author
*Abdellah Lahoua, footballer
*Yousra Mansour, vocalist of Bab L' Bluz
*Mohamed Nahiri, footballer
*<!--*Abdellah Boussafi, scientist-->Chaïbia Talal, painter
*Suleiman Zanfari, racing driver
*Nicola L, multidisciplinary artist
*Naji El-Mekki, pentathlete

==Twin towns – sister cities==
El Jadida is twinned with:
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*{{flagicon|ITA}} Arenzano, Italy (1964)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gemellaggi|url=http://www.comune.arenzano.ge.it/il-comune/gli-uffici-comunali/area-5/gemellaggi.htm|website=comune.arenzano.ge.it|publisher=Arenzano|language=it|access-date=2020-11-02}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|POR}} Barcelos, Portugal (2009)<ref>{{cite web |title=Geminações e Acordos de Cooperação|url=https://www.cm-barcelos.pt/municipio/camara-municipal/geminacoes-acordos-de-cooperacao/|website=cm-barcelos.pt|publisher=Barcelos|language=pt|access-date=2020-11-02}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|TUN}} Nabeul, Tunisia (1985)<ref>{{cite web |title=Coopération Internationale|url=http://www.nabeul.gov.tn/fr/cooperation-internationale/#tab-1-2|website=nabeul.gov.tn|publisher=Gouvernorat de Nabeul|language=fr|access-date=2020-11-02}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} Sète, France (1992)<ref>{{cite web |title=Le jumelage|url=https://www.sete.fr/vie-quotidienne/la-vie-associative/jumelage/|website=sete.fr|publisher=Sète|language=fr|access-date=2020-11-02}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|POR}} Sintra, Portugal (1988)<ref>{{cite web |title=Geminações e Cooperações|url=https://cm-sintra.pt/no-mundo/relacoes-internacionais/geminacoes|website=cm-sintra.pt|publisher=Sintra|language=pt|access-date=2020-11-02}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|CAN}} Varennes, Canada<ref>{{cite web |title=Parcs et sites d'activités|url=https://ville.varennes.qc.ca/activites/loisirs-et-sports/parcs-et-sites-d-activites-1|website=ville.varennes.qc.ca|publisher=Ville de Varennes|language=fr|access-date=2020-11-02}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} Vierzon, France (1987)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jumelages|url=http://www.ville-vierzon.fr/jumelages.html|website=ville-vierzon.fr|publisher=Vierzon|language=fr|access-date=2020-11-02}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|USA}} Tacoma, United States (2007)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tacoma's Sister Cities|url=https://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=7101|website=cityoftacoma.org|publisher=City of Tacoma|access-date=2020-11-02}}</ref>
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==See also==
* Tourism in Morocco
* Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah

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==External links==
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[[Category:Provincial capitals in Morocco]]

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