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News 15 May 2012 2 min read

Historical monuments: The Kasbah of Agadir Oufella must be cleared of its satellite dishes

Historical monuments: The Kasbah of Agadir Oufella must be cleared of its satellite dishes
In the past, the city of Agadir prided itself on possessing a few rare historical monuments and sites, witnesses to its distant past, which resisted the earthquake that destroyed it on 29 February 1960. These are the remains of the Portuguese fort, the Kasbah of Agadir Oufella and the old port pier that existed well before the construction of the city's old port.But one fine day, this landing stage, which was located just in front of the place where the old weekly Souk of Lâarba n'Ougadir was held, was wiped off the map to make way for the realisation of a commercial project. This pier is therefore gone forever in the most total indifference.The same happened to the cannons of the Kasbah, a good part of which were buried in the enclosure of the old Portuguese fort, and which disappeared one day as if by magic. Separated from their turrets which were abandoned on the site, the two large…

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