Asilah
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Asilah is a fortified town on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, about 31 km south of Tangier. Its ramparts and gateworks remain fully intact.
Asilah seafront
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Assilah Waterfront South
The Spanish Protectorate in Morocco was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco, then under French protection, in
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…in the 19th and 20th centuries, and in 1829, the Austrians punitively bombarded the city due to Moroccan piracy. From 1912 to 1956, it was part of Spanish Morocco. A major plan to restore the town was undertaken in 1978 by its mayor, Mohamed Benaissa. Benaissa and painter Mohamed Melehi were instrumental in…
Moment of the signing of the Treaty by which the Spanish Protectorate was created, 27 November, 1912
Ruins of a Spanish camp near Chefchaouen.
Berbers carrying captured rifles during Rif war, including a Mauser 1893 and a French Berthier carbine
Residence of the Spanish High Commissioner in Tétouan, ca. 1920; absorbed in the late 1950s into the Royal Palace of Tétouan