Asilah

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Asilah
Asilah waterfront.
Asilah is located in Morocco
Asilah
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 35°28′N 6°2′W / 35.467°N 6.033°W / 35.467; -6.033Coordinates: 35°28′N 6°2′W / 35.467°N 6.033°W / 35.467; -6.033
Country  Morocco
Region Tanger-Tétouan
Province

Asilah or Arzila (Arabic: أصيلة، أرزيلة‎; "authentic") is a fortified town on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, about 31 km from Tangier. Its ramparts and gateworks remain fully intact. Its history dates back to 1500 B.C., when the Phoenicians used it as a base for trade.

The Portuguese conquered the city in 1471, but John III later decided to abandon it because of an economic crisis in 1549.

In 1692, the town was taken by the Moroccans under the leadership of Moulay Ismail. Asilah served then as a base for pirates in the 19th and 20th centuries.

From 1912-1956 it was part of Spanish Morocco. A major plan to restore the town was undertaken in 1978.

It is now a popular seaside resort, with modern holiday apartment complexes on the coast road leading to the town from Tangier. It hosts annual music and arts festivals, including a murales painting festival: the best paintings remain on the Medina walls for the following years.

Gallery [link]

  • Portuguese fortress

  • Street in Arzila

  • Portuguese fortress and houses

  • Assilah Tower.jpg
  • Assilah Medina1.jpg
  • Assilah Medina2.jpg
  • Assilah Murales1.jpg
  • Assilah Murales2.jpg
  • Assilah Waterfront1.jpg
  • Assilah Waterfront2.jpg
  • Assilah Waterfront South.jpg

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Capital: Tangier
Provinces
Tangier Tetuan.svg
Cities
Asilah  · Bab Berrad  · Bab Taza  · Brikcha  · Chefchawn  · Dar Bni Karrich  · Fnideq  · Gueznaia  · Jebha  · Karia  · Khemis Sahel  · Ksar El Kbir  · Ksar es-Seghir  · Larache  · Martil  · M'dyaq  · Moqrisset  · Ouad Laou  · Tangier  · Tetuan  · Tnin Sidi Lyamani  · Zoumi
North Africa

15th century
1415–1640  Ceuta
1458–1550  Alcácer Ceguer (El Qsar es Seghir)
1471–1550  Arzila (Asilah)
1471–1662  Tangier
1485–1550  Mazagan (El Jadida)
1487– middle 16th century  Ouadane
1488–1541  Safim (Safi)
1489  Graciosa

16th century
1505–1769  Santa Cruz do Cabo
 de Gué (Agadir)
1506–1525  Mogador (Essaouira)
1506–1525  Aguz (Souira Guedima)
1506–1769  Mazagan (El Jadida)
1513–1541  Azamor (Azemmour)
1515  São João da Mamora (Mehdya)
1577–1589  Arzila (Asilah)
Coat of arms of Portugal (1640).svg
Sub-Saharan Africa

15th century
1455–1633  Anguim
1462–1975  Cape Verde
1470–1975  São Tomé1
1474–1778  Annobón
1478–1778  Fernando Poo (Bioko)
1482–1637  Elmina (São Jorge
 da Mina)
1482–1642  Portuguese Gold Coast
1508–1547 (1600)  Madagascar2
1498–1540  Mascarene Islands

16th century
1500–1630  Malindi
1500–1975  Príncipe1
1501–1975  Portuguese E. Africa
 (Mozambique)
1502–1659  Saint Helena
1503–1698  Zanzibar
1505–1512  Quíloa (Kilwa)
1506–1511  Socotra
1557–1578  Accra
1575–1975  Portuguese W. Africa
 (Angola)
1588–1974  Cacheu3
1593–1698  Mombassa (Mombasa)

17th century
1645–1888  Ziguinchor
1680–1961  São João Baptista de Ajudá
1687–1974  Bissau3

18th century
1728–1729  Mombassa (Mombasa)
1753–1975  São Tomé and Príncipe

19th century
1879–1974  Portuguese Guinea
1885–1975  Portuguese Congo
  1 Part of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1753.   2 A Factory (Anosy region) and small temporary coastal bases.   3 Part of Portuguese Guinea from 1879.
Southwest Asia

16th century
1506–1615  Gamru (Bandar-Abbas)
1507–1643  Sohar
1515–1622  Hormuz (Ormus)
1515–1648  Quriyat
1515–?   Qalhat
1515–1650  Muscat
1515?–?   Barka
1515–1633? Julfar (Ras al-Khaimah)
1521–1602  Bahrain (Muharraq and Manama)
1521–1529?  Qatif
1521?–1551? Tarut Island
1550–1551  Qatif
1588–1648  Matrah

17th century
1620–?   Khor Fakkan
1621?–?   As Sib
1621–1622  Qeshm
1623–?   Khasab
1623–?   Libedia
1624–?   Kalba
1624–?   Madha
1624–1648  Dibba Al-Hisn
1624?–?   Bandar-e Kong
Indian subcontinent

15th century
1498–1545  Laccadive Islands
      (Lakshadweep)

16th century
Portuguese India
· 1500–1663  Cochim (Kochi)
· 1501–1663  Cannanore (Kannur)
· 1502–1658, 1659-1661  Quilon (Coulão/Kollam)
· 1502–1661  Pallipuram (Cochin de Cima)
· 1507–1657  Negapatam (Nagapatnam)
· 1510–1962  Goa
· 1512–1525, 1750  Calicut (Kozhikode)
· 1518–1619  Portuguese Paliacate trading outpost (Pulicat)
· 1521–1740  Chaul
· 1523–1662  Mylapore
· 1528–1666  Chittagong
· 1531–1571  Chaul
· 1531–1571  Chalé
· 1534–1601  Salsette Island
· 1534–1661  Bombay (Mumbai)
· 1535  Ponnani
· 1535–1739  Baçaím (Vasai-Virar)
· 1536–1662  Cranganore (Kodungallur)
· 1540–1612  Surat
· 1548–1658  Tuticorin (Thoothukudi)

16th century (continued)
Portuguese India (continued)
· 1559–1962  Daman and Diu
· 1568–1659  Mangalore
· 1579–1632  Hugli
· 1598–1610  Masulipatnam (Machilipatnam)
1518–1521  Maldives
1518–1658  Portuguese Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
1558–1573  Maldives

17th century
Portuguese India
· 1687–1749  Mylapore

18th century
Portuguese India
· 1779–1954  Dadra and Nagar Haveli
East Asia and Oceania

16th century
1511–1641  Portuguese Malacca
1512–1621  Maluku
· 1522–1575  Ternate
· 1576–1605  Ambon
· 1578–1650  Tidore
1512–1665  Makassar
1553–1999  Macau
1571–1639  Decima (Dejima, Nagasaki)

17th century
1642–1975  Portuguese Timor (East Timor)1
19th century
Macau
· 1864–1999  Coloane
· 1849–1999  Portas do Cerco
· 1851–1999  Taipa
· 1890–1999  Ilha Verde
20th century
Macau
· 1938–1941  Lapa and Montanha (Hengqin)
1 

1975 is the year of East Timor's Declaration of Independence and subsequent invasion by Indonesia. In 2002, East Timor's independence was recognized by Portugal & the world.
North America and the North Atlantic Ocean

15th century
1420 Madeira
1432 Azores

16th century
1500–1579?  Terra Nova (Newfoundland)
1500–1579?  Labrador
1516–1579?  Nova Scotia
Central and South America

16th century
1500–1822  Brazil
1536–1620  Barbados

17th century
1680–1777  Nova Colónia do Sacramento
19th century
1808–1822  Cisplatina (Uruguay)
1809–1817  Portuguese Guiana
1822  Upper Peru (Bolivia)


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