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El Jadida
El Jadida, Morocco Mazagan, al‐Brija al‐Jadīda ‘The New’ in Arabic. Developed around a Portuguese fort from 1502, it was known as Mazagan after a tribe, the Mazg'anna, that had once lived in the area. In 1821 it was settled by Moroccan Jews who gave it the Arabic name al‐Brija al‐Jadīda ‘The New Fort’. In due course, this name was shortened.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "El Jadida." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "El Jadida." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-ElJadida.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "El Jadida." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-ElJadida.html |
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El Jadida
El Jadida or Al-Jadida , city (1994 pop. 119,083), W Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. Agricultural products are exported from the port. It was seized by the Portuguese in 1502 and after 1541 was the only place Portugal held in Morocco. Repeatedly besieged by the Moroccans, it was finally captured by them in 1769. The city was formerly called Mazagan. |
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"El Jadida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "El Jadida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ElJadida.html "El Jadida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ElJadida.html |
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El Jadida
El Jadida see El Jadida , Morocco. |
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"El Jadida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "El Jadida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Jadida-E.html "El Jadida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Jadida-E.html |
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