Asilah
Asilah () is a fortified town on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, about south of Tangier. Its ramparts and gateworks remain fully intact.
Key facts
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- Asilah
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- Municipality
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- 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.
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- Morocco#Africa
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- 1
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- bottom
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- 250
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- Location in Morocco
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- Country
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- Region
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- Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Culture
- Notable landmarks
- The medina
- Walls and towers
- Grand Mosque of Asilah
- Raisuli Palace
- Sidi Mansour cemetery
- Church of San Bartolome
- Kahal Synagogue and Jewish cemetery
- Notable people
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
Asilah () is a fortified town on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, about south of Tangier. Its ramparts and gateworks remain fully intact.
==History==
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