Travel > PMR-D7587
© Peter Michael Rhodes
Photographer: | Peter Michael Rhodes | |||
Collection: | Travel | |||
Filename: | PMR-D7587 |
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Upload Date: | 2019-04-22 12:49:04 | |||
Photo Size: | 3.5mb 6016x4000 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Morocco, Essaouira: panorama view of the port and holiday resorton the Atlantic coast. The town was founded by the Portuguese in1506 with the name of "Magador". From the offshore "Isles Purpuraires" the Phoenicians collected murex snails which provided the famous purple dye. |
Keywords: | Africa, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, harbour, trading centre, export-import |