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Essaouira

American  
[es-uh-weer-uh] / ˌɛs əˈwɪər ə /

noun

  1. a seaport in W Morocco.


Essaouira British  
/ ˌɛsəˈwɪərə /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1956): Mogador.  a port in SW Morocco on the Atlantic. Pop: 84 000 (2003)

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The director’s method was to work out the specifics in the film’s environments, namely the beaches of Morocco’s Essaouira and in the mountain village of Aït Benhaddou, where Troy was constructed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

But the tremors were also felt in the capital Rabat, some 350km away, as well as Casablanca, Agadir and Essaouira.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2023

The laid-back town of Essaouira on Morocco’s Atlantic coast hosts an annual Gnawa festival, which has been attended in past years by notable international musicians such as Ziggy Marley.

From New York Times Aug. 21, 2021

Most argan oil is produced by local cooperatives of Amazigh-speaking Berber women around the cities of Agadir, Essaouira and Taroudant where the argan tree, which bears small green fruit resembling an olive, is common.

From Reuters Jun. 15, 2021

Visit Hanoi and Florence; and hear flamenco in Seville, Spain; and gnaoua music in Essaouira, Morocco.

From Washington Post Apr. 2, 2020

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