Agadir
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Agadir (in Berber (Amazigh): 
) is a city in southwest Morocco, capital of the Souss-Massa-Dra region.
Description
-->It has a population of 678,596 (2004; census figures for the agglomeration include the near-by cities of Inezgane and Aït Melloul); the population of the city proper is estimated at 200,000. The mild winter climate (January average midday temperature 20°C/68°F) and good beaches have made it a major "winter sun" destination for Northern Europeans. The current mayor is Tariq Kabbaj.
The city is located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean.
Today, Agadir is an important fishing and commercial port, the first sardine port in the world, (exporting cobalt, manganese, zinc and citrus).It is also a famous seaside resort with a long sandy beach. Because of its large buildings, wide roads, modern hotels, and European-style cafés, Agadir is not a typical city of traditional Morocco, but it is a modern, busy and dynamic town. Agadir is famous for its sea food and agriculture.
The city's main neighborhoods are:
- Secteur Touristique
- Les Amicales
- City Centre
- Nouveau Talborjt
- Cité Suisse
- Dakhla
- Anza
- L'Erac.
- Quartier Industriel
- Quartier Residentiel
History
-->During medieval times, there was only a fishermen village there, Agadir el-arba`
In 1505 the Portuguese estabished there a trading post named Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué, under a governor. In 1541, the city came back under Moroccan control and in 1572 a stronghold was built on the top of the hill overlooking the bay, the Kasbah. Agadir became prosperous for two centuries.
In 1911, the arrival of a German gunboat (the Panther), officially to protect the local German community, triggered the Agadir Crisis between France and Germany which allowed France, in 1913, to establish a protectorate over nearly the whole kingdom of Morrocco.
At 15 minutes to midnight on February 29, 1960, Agadir was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake that lasted 15 seconds, burying the old city and killing thousands. The death toll is estimated at 15,000. The earthquake destroyed the ancient Kasbah. On its front gate can still be read the following sentence in Dutch: "Fear God and honor thy King".
On seeing the destruction in Agadir, King Muhammad V of Morrocco declared: "If Destiny decided the destruction of Agadir, its rebuilding depends of our Faith and Will." Reconstruction began in 1961, two kilometers south of the earthquake epicenter.
- Agadir Agreement
- Agadir Crisis of 1911 Germany
- Agadir February 29, 1960 (Earthquake) [Website]
- German Agadir
Museums
- Musee de Talborjt "La Casbah"
- Musee Bert Flint
- Le Musse des Arts Berberes
- Musee Municipal de Agadir
- Le Sicilien Coco Polizzi (Quartier)
Education
- [University of Agadir]
- [Ircam Institut Royal de La Culture Amazighe]
- [Institut Francais d'Agadir]
- [lycée français d'Agadir]
- [Ecole superieure de technologie d'Agadir]
- Groupe scolaire Paul Gauguin Agadir
- [ENSA L'Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquees d' Agadir]
- [ENCGA, École Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion de Agadir]
- [Ecole Polytechnique Privee d'Agadir]
Economy
- [CRI Agadir Regional Investment Office]
- [CCIS The Chamber of Commerce of Industry and Services in Agadir]
Christian Community of Agadir
Catholic Church- ECAM: Eglise Sainte Anne : 115, rue de Marrakech, 80000 Agadir, [Website]
- EEAM: Eglise Evangélique: Rue Djorf (derrière le camping), [Website]
Jewish Community of Agadir
- Conseil des Communautes Israelites du Agadir, La Paternal Building, Avenue Hassan II.
- Synagogue Beth El : Rue de la foire, Agadir Maroc
Beaches
Parks and Gardens
- Jardin Olhao
- Jardin Ibn Zaidoun
Trivia
Agadir was mentioned in "Disappear," a 2001 song by R.E.M. in their album Reveal.See also
Sources, references and External links
- [Agadir Portal]
- [Go Agadir]
- [WorldStatesmen- Morocco]
- [Agadir-Info] Informations Sport, Hotels und Restaurants. Hotel Agadir guide.
- [Agadir entry in Lexicorient]
- [Le portail des Amazighs du Maroc]
- [Agadir at the Magic Morocco]
Portuguese Empire — Former colonies & present overseas territories'''
| North Africa:
| Aguz (Souira Guedima) (1506-1525) | Alcácer Ceguer (El Qsar es Seghir) (1458-1550) | Arzila (Asilah) (1471-1550, 1577-1589) | Azamor (Azemmour) (1513-1541) | Ceuta (1415-1640) | Mazagan (El Jadida) (1485-1550, 1506-1769) | Mogador (Essaouira) (1506-1525) | Safim (Safi) (1488-1541) | Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué (Agadir) (1505-1769) | Tangier (1471-1662) |
| Subsaharan Africa:
| Accra (1557-1578) > Angola (Portuguese West Africa) (1575-1975) | Annobón (1474-1778) | Arguin (1455-1633) | Cabinda (Portuguese Congo) (1885-1975) | Cape Verde (1642-1975) | Elmina (São Jorge da Mina) (1482-1637) | Fernando Póo (1478-1778) | Portuguese Gold Coast (1482-1642) | Portuguese Guinea 1879-1974 (Bissau 1687-1974 & Cacheu 1588-1974) | Madagascar (part) (1496-1550) | Malindi (1500-1630) | Mascarene Islands (1498-1540) | Mombassa (1593-1698, 1728-1729) | Mozambique (Portuguese East Africa) (1501-1975) | Saint Helena | Quíloa (Kilwa) (1505-1512) | Saint Laurent Islands (Madagascar) (1498-1540) | São João Baptista de Ajudá (1680-1961) | São Tomé and Príncipe 1753-1975 (São Tomé 1470-1975, Príncipe 1500-1975) | Zanzibar (1503-1698) | Ziguinchor (1645-1888) |
| West Asia:
| Bahrain (1521-1602) > Gamru (Bandar Abbas) (1506-1615) | Hormuz (Ormus) (1515-1622) | Muscat (1515-1650) | Socotra (1506-1511) |
| Indian Subcontinent:
| Ceylon (Ceilão) (1518-1658) | Laccadive Islands (1498-1545) | Maldives (1518-1521, 1558-1573) | Portuguese India (Baçaím (Vasai) 1535-1739, Bombay (Mumbai) 1534-1661, Calicut (Kozhikode) 1512-1525, Cambay (Khambhat) , Cannanore (Kannur) 1502-1663, Chaul 1521-1740, Chittagong 1528-1666, Cochim (Kochi) 1500-1663, Cranganore (Kodungallur) 1536-1662, Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1779-1954, Daman and Diu 1559-1962, Goa 1510-1962, Hughli (1579-1632), Masulipatnam (Machilipatnam) 1598-1610, Mangalore 1568-1659, Negapatam (Nagapattinam) 1507-1657, Paliacate (Pulicat) 1518-1619, Quilon (Coulão, Kollam) 1502-1661, Salsette Island 1534-1601, São Tomé de Meliapore (Saint Thomas of Mylapur) 1523-1662/1687-1749, Surat 1540-1612, Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) 1548-1658) |
| East Asia and Oceania:
| Banda Islands (1512-1621) > Flores | Macau 1553-1999 (Coloane 1864-1999, Taipa 1851-1999, Ilha Verde 1890-1999, Lapa and Montanha 1938-1941 | Makassar (1512-1665) | Malacca (Melaka) (1511-1641) | Moluccas 1512-1621 (Ambon 1576-1605, Ternate 1522-1575, Tidore 1578-1650) | Nagasaki (Decima) (1571-1639) | Portuguese Timor (East Timor) (1642-1975) |
| South America:
| Brazil (1500-1822) | Cisplatina (Uruguay) (1808-1822) | French Guiana (1809-1817) | Nova Colônia do Sacramento (1680-1777) | Upper Peru (1822) | Portuguese colonization of the Americas |
| North Atlantic:
| Azores (1432-) > Madeira (1420-) |
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