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Agadir Attractions

 
Agadir is Morocco's main western seaport on the Atlantic Ocean. The name is a shortened version of "Agadir n Irir", a Berber word which means "a fortified granary".

Around A.D. 1500 the port was occupied by the Portuguese, who built a fortress and named their new colony Santa Cruz de Aguer. Surrounding Berber tribes declared a jihad against the Christian intruders and, under the command of Amir Mohammed Echeikh El Mehdi, the Saadian ruler, Agadir was captured, precipitating Portugal's withdrawal for most of Morocco's Atlantic coast.

The Saadian rulers of the Souss developed the region's agriculture and Agadir became a major trading port, from which Saharan products, including sugar cane, olive oil, gold and spices, were exported.

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