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Agadir

Agadir (, ; ) is a major city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean, and south of Casablanca. Agadir is the capital of the Souss-Massa region and the seat of Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane Prefecture.

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Agadir is a major city on Morocco's Atlantic coast, located near the Atlas Mountains and south of Casablanca, serving as the capital of the Souss-Massa region. It is an important administrative center, functioning as the seat of Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane Prefecture.

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Key facts

Settlement.population_as_of: 2024
Settlement.subdivision_name: Morocco
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.official_name: Agadir
Settlement.image_caption: Scenes from Agadir
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Logo_de_la_Ville_d%27Agadir.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Morocco#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Morocco
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Souss-Massa
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane
Settlement.leader_party: RNI
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Aziz Akhannouch
Settlement.area_land_km2: 51.2

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ
Demonym: ⵉⵙⵜ ⵓⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ
Country: Portuguese Empire
Located in: Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane Prefecture
Official language: Arabic
Population: 504768
Area: 53789
Elevation: 74
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Head of government: Aziz Akhannouch
Capital of: Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane Prefecture
Official website: www.agadir.ma
Image: Entrance Marina Agadir.jpg
Households: 143553
Dialing code: 48
Significant event: Agadir air disaster

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postal code: 80000
Commons category: Agadir
topic's main category: Category:Agadir
twinned administrative body: Pleven
category for people born here: Category:Peope born in Agadir
Commons gallery: Agadir
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
native label: ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ
category of associated people: Category:People from Agadir
owner of: Adrar Stadium
language used: Tashelhit
P8168: Dzierżenin
inception: 1505-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

34 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Early occupation
Portuguese occupation
Moroccan rule
Agadir after 1960
Geography and climate
New Talborjt
Residential districts
The Kasbah
Old Talborjt
Souk El Had
La Médina
Subdivisions
Climate
Economy
Demographics
Culture
Museums
Education
Sports
Football
Taekwondo
Other sports
People
Nearby beaches
Main sights
Nearby attractions
Movies filmed in Agadir
In literature and art
Sister cities
Explanatory notes
References
External links

Agadir is one of the major urban centres of Morocco. The commune of Agadir recorded a population of 501,797 in the 2024 Moroccan census. According to the 2004 census, there were 346,106 inhabitants in that year and the population of the Prefecture of Agadir-Ida Outanane was 487,954 inhabitants. Agadir is known for being the capital of Berber culture in Morocco. A majority of 58.3% of the population of Agadir speak Arabic as their native language, while a sizable minority of 40.7% natively speak Berber languages, including the native variety of Tachelhit. Agadir is also a place for many festivals related to Berber culture, such as Yennayer and Bujlood, as well as being the birthplace of many of the pillars of Shilha music, such as Izenzaren and Oudaden.

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