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Agadir (regional capital) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 25 18 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.4210 decimal degrees |
| Long: 009 34 48 W degrees minutes |
Long: -9.5800 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was settled by Portuguese in 16th century; occupied by French 1913; site of crisis that nearly precipitated German-French war in 1911; was destroyed by earthquakes, tidal wave and fire in 1960, later entirely rebuilt; today is important international port. |
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| Agadir (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Agadair (C,V)
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| Agadir Ighir (C,V)
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| Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane (C,V)
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| Irhir (C,V)
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| אגדיר (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Santa Cruz (H,V)
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Souss-Massa (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Agadir (regional capital) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| regional capital (preferred, C) |
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| inhabited place (C) |
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founded in early 16th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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opened 1930 |
| transportation center (C) |
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| provincial capital (H) |
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