UNESCO Welterbe

UNESCO-Welterbestätten weltweit

Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)

Kategorie
Cultural
Land
Morocco
Einschreibungsjahr
2001
Kriterien
(ii)(iv)
UNESCO-ID
753

Beschreibung

Essaouira is an exceptional example of a late-18th-century fortified town, built according to the principles of contemporary European military architecture in a North African context. Since its foundation, it has been a major international trading seaport, linking Morocco and its Saharan hinterland with Europe and the rest of the world.