MAZAGAN
 

M.'v/.iigau : The Cislo
 

Pholo Man. llisl.
 

For connections wilh Franco; See, ])p. 55-57.

Timetable. — A few hours arc enough lo visit Mazagan; the interest
is limited to the old Citadel. The sliort itineraries given l>olow start from the
Pl, du Marche. Tourists who have more time on their hands may drive
or motor in the immediate neighbourhood. See p. 105.

MAZAGAN (in Arabic El Jedida), pop. 21,495, of which
16,861 are Moslems, 849 French, 271 Spaniards, 495 Itafians,
160 Enghsh, 3,100 Jews; headquarters of the Controle Civil
of the Dukkala (263,034 strong)., is situated at 12° 5 long. E. and
36« 95 lat. N., on the Atlantic, in a splendid bay, rocky at its
extremities, sandy in the middle, and not far S. of the mouth
of the Um Er Rebia.

The walls, the gates bearing the escutcheons of the Kings of
Portugal, the old stronghold, the small harbour and the huge
cistern over which the greater part of the town is built, all recall
the Portuguese origin of Mazagan.

In expectation of the establishment of a European centre,
the native town has been modified to such a degree, that immi¬
grants can now settle there quite comfortably. A new plan, with
a radius of 2 k. 5, will permit of the expansion of activities now
confined to special quarters, round and close to the harbour,
a central point at which all the public and private Offices are
concentrated.