Essaouira is a Moroccan

Essaouira is a Moroccan city overlooking the Atlantic Ocean has a long history,

Architectural and distinct. The city of Essaouira in recent years, a major tourist activity.

Its history goes back to what BC Valpheniqion of made it Qantara docking on the island of Mogador

While they were traveling across the sea to Ecuador.

Juba II, King of Mauritania completed the laboratory for Abbagat industry extracted from shellfish

(La pourpre) was issued by the Romans. Then settled by the Portuguese and sultans Tombs.

Valvath real and inserter city of Essaouira in its geographical and Altarge course is the upper Sultan

Third Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah, who entrusted the task of reconstruction in the current version to Theodore

 in the year 1760 AD.

The city consists of three different districts:

Kasbah district includes administrative old:

The ancient city is located between two axes: the first Doukkala door connects the port and the second runs from Bab Marrakech

Overlooking the sea. At the confluence of the two axes established several specialized markets.

Navigator:

Jewish Quarter, who played a key role in the history of the city depending on the policy of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdullah

Which relied on the Jews to improve its relations with Europe to make them a dishonest called

B "King traders".

Fences

Like other Moroccan cities antique city of Essaouira was informed by order of Sultan Sidi

Mohammed bin Abdullah year 1765 AD, impregnable walls in order to protect them from any foreign attack.

Although the city walls franchise defensive geometric influenced by European military engineering

Classic but they are similar in form and components fences surrounding the historic cities of Morocco

The other, supported by several towers and five-door notably Bab Al Bahr.

Bab Al Bahr

Attributed the main door to the building Prince Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdullah year 1184 AH / 1770 - 1771 AD

The main entrance is the only one that opens in the face of the city, its geometric shape is based on the style

EU, topping the front door decorative bar high Mtlt Figure verse came in view of beauty

Consistency of its parts.

Port scaffolding

Is one of the city's engineering components and features prominent strategic location, which oversees

On an old military barracks were sheltering Alasakr and ammunition.

City scaffolding:

Shows the impact of the European engineering clear Besqalh the city, which lies in the north-west corner,

Embraces the main bulwark of the neighborhood opposite the ocean. The castle consists of a rectangular yard unformed

The first two-tier underground use as per military equipment store and the second above ground

Consists of a control tower topped by another tower.

Fort Bab Marrakech:

Is one of the important defensive forts, which oversees the city to protect it against the

European attacks. Support dozens of guns distributed a description on one aspect of the fort

To monitor all the doors West of the city and an area of ​​980 square meters, employed to store

Supplies and weapons. Featuring built toughness and durability as brown stones Almnjurh

They used European technology. Has Bmmaren entrance Mtargen متناظرين conducive

To the surface where three domes.

Kasbah Mosque:

Like the rest of the Alawite sultans did not care Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdullah building forts only

It drew attention as well as the building of mosques which comes in the forefront of Kasbah Mosque prote

The heart of the old Casbah.

The mosque has a square-shaped granary, school and shelter rooms for students.

The overall shape of the mosque regularly covers an area of ​​about 900 square meters, is available on a prayer hall

Formed from Blatin both sides, and the other parallel to the qibla wall and another interview for the latter.

Dish square shaped rib 9 9x meters meters fountain especially wudu.