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Asilah
أصيلة
Clockwise from top: seaside walls and cemetery of the medina; street inside the medina; Grand Mosque; seaside view of the city; coastline near the city; a roundabout in the modern town.
Asilah is located in Morocco
Asilah
Asilah
Location in Morocco
Asilah is located in Africa
Asilah
Asilah
Asilah (Africa)
Coordinates: 35°28′N 6°2′W / 35.467°N 6.033°W / 35.467; -6.033
CountryAsilah Morocco
RegionTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total31,147

Asilah (Arabic: أصيلة) is a fortified town on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, about 31 km (19 mi) south of Tangier. Its ramparts and gateworks remain fully intact.

  1. ^ "Population Légale des Régions, Provinces, Préfectures, Municipalités, Arrondissements et Communes du Royaume Après les Résultats du RGPH 2014". Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2014. Haut-Commissariat au Plan du Maroc. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

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Pastrana Tapestries

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monuments that are classified by the Moroccan ministry of culture around Asilah. "Inventaire et Documentation du Patrimoine Culturel du Maroc". idpc.ma...

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Ferdinand the Holy Prince

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Great Mosque of Asilah

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The Bitter Orange

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directed by Bouchra Ijork starring Houda Rihani and Youssef Joundy set in Asilah in the 1980s. The film was first aired on television during Ramadan of 2007...

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Emirate of Granada

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along the coastline from region to region. It is generally presented from Asilah to Essaouira. The summers are warm to moderately hot, and winters are cooler...

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Tangier

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28 August 1471 after its garrison fled upon learning of the conquest of Asilah. As in Ceuta, they converted its chief mosque into the town's cathedral...

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Portuguese Tangier

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population abandoned the city following the Portuguese conquest of Asilah. From Asilah King Afonso V dispatched the Marquis of Montemor Dom João ahead of...

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Alawi dynasty

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Mohamed Benaissa

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Abu Dhabi Fund for Development

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Portuguese Macau

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