Asilah (Arabic: أصيلة) is a fortified town on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, about 31 km (19 mi) south of Tangier. Its ramparts and...
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Portuguese Asilah (Portuguese: Arzila Portuguesa) covers the period of Portuguese rule over Asilah, today a city in Morocco. The territory was ruled by...
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The Portuguese conquest of Asilah (Arabic: أصيلة، أرزيلة; Portuguese: Arzila) in modern Morocco from the Wattasids took place on 24 August 1471. Continuing...
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The Grand Mosque in Asilah, Morocco, is the main mosque of the historic royal citadel (kasbah) in the old city (medina) of Asilah. It was built under...
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Pastrana Tapestries (section The Landing at Asilah)
silk. The four tapestries are titled: The Landing at Asilah, The Siege of Asilah, The Assault on Asilah, and The Fall of Tangier. Their historical context...
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Ferdinand the Holy Prince (section Hostage in Asilah)
At first, Ferdinand was held in relative comfort as a noble hostage in Asilah, but when it became apparent that the Portuguese authorities had no intention...
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monuments that are classified by the Moroccan ministry of culture around Asilah. "Inventaire et Documentation du Patrimoine Culturel du Maroc". idpc.ma...
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cities in North Africa, such as, Ksar es-Seghir (1458), Anfa (1471) and Asilah (1471). These conquests, allowed Portugal to go further into Muslim territory...
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Al-ʽAsila (redirect from Al `asilah)
Al-ʽAsila (العسیلا) is a village in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate. Towns and villages in the Hadhramaut Governorate v t e...
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connecting to the road to Tetouan and Ceuta. There is another intersection at Asilah, with 40 km remaining to Tangier. The road then crosses the Tahaddart river...
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Asilah (Arabic: أصيلة, also spelled Asileh and Asila) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of...
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List of synagogues in Morocco (section Asilah)
A partial list of synagogues in Morocco: Beth-El Synagogue Kahal Synagogue Rabbi Abraham Moul Niss Synagogue Bensimon Synagogue Benarrosh Synagogue Em-Habanime...
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brother Bartholomew as second in command and his son Fernando. He sailed to Asilah on the Moroccan coast to rescue Portuguese soldiers said to be besieged...
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latter had refused to join him and Muhammad against Isa. Al-Qasim fled to Asilah and settled nearby, while Muhammad gave Umar governorship of Tangier as...
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Mohamed Benaissa (category People from Asilah)
Affairs of Morocco from 1999 to 2007. Benaissa was born on 3 January 1937 in Asilah, Morocco.[citation needed] He received a bachelor's degree in communications...
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Post-Reconquista Rebellions 1st Alpujarras 2nd Alpujarras North Africa Salé Strait 1st Ceuta 2nd Ceuta 3nd Ceuta 4nd Ceuta 1st Tangier Asilah Melilla 2nd Tangier...
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planned. In December 2014, a 700-unit housing project funded by the ADFD in Asilah City was near completion. The ADFD said the three-phase project includes...
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and cattle. Conquest of Ceuta Anfa Expedition (1468) Conquest of Asilah Portuguese Asilah Portuguese Tangier José António Rodrigues Pereira: Actividades...
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28 August 1471 after its garrison fled upon learning of the conquest of Asilah. As in Ceuta, they converted its chief mosque into the town's cathedral...
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Morocco at youth international level. Born in Madrid to Moroccan parents from Asilah, El Jebari started his career with Rayo Vallecano, before joining Atlético...
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Post-Reconquista Rebellions 1st Alpujarras 2nd Alpujarras North Africa Salé Strait 1st Ceuta 2nd Ceuta 3nd Ceuta 4nd Ceuta 1st Tangier Asilah Melilla 2nd Tangier...
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es-Seghir Anfa expedition (1468) Portuguese conquest of Asilah Chaouia expedition Portuguese Asilah Portuguese Tangier Ignacio da Costa Quintella: Annaes...
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The Portuguese forces, personally commanded by King Afonso V, in the conquest of Asilah, Morocco, 1471, from the Pastrana Tapestries....
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presence on Morocco's coast. Mohammad al-Chaykh's son attempted to capture Asilah and Tangier in 1508, 1511 and 1515, but without success. In the south, a...
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Tlemcen, which was under a Marinid siege at the time, and proceeded to occupy Asilah, Larache, and Ksar es-Seghir along the Moroccan coast. When the Marinid...
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The prefecture of Tangier-Asilah (Arabic: إقليم طنجة أصيلة) is a largely urban subdivision of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco. Located...
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Ceuta and Alcacer-Ceguer in Africa" (after 1458). The 1471 conquest of Asilah, Tangiers and Larache, together with North African previous holdings, led...
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Algeria. His forces had captured Mehdya, Tangier, Larache and most recently Asilah in 1692. In 1694 he gave the governor Ali bin Abdallah the task of conquering...
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the North African Sephardim in the Moroccan cities of Tétouan, Tangier, Asilah, Larache, Chefchaouen, Ksar el-Kebir, and the Spanish towns of Ceuta and...
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currently in good condition. Asilah: The King Alfonso V of Portugal built walls on the outskirts of the city of Asilah, serving as a border between the...
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