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El Jadid (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 15 25 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.2560 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 30 32 W degrees minutes |
Long: -8.5080 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was early headquarters of the Portuguese in Morocco; was evacuated by Portuguese 1769; the new city of El Jadida rose around the old ramparts during the late 19th century. The fortified portion of the city was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2004. |
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| El Jadid (preferred,C,V)
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| El Jadida (C,V)
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| El-Jadida (C,V)
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| Al Jadida (C,V)
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| Al Yadida (C,V)
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| מאזאגאן (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Mazagan (H,V,English-P)
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El Jadid (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by Portuguese in 1502 |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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