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Mogador Island
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Mogador Island (Arabic: جزيرة موكادور, romanized: Jazīra Mūkādūr; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⵎⴳⴷⵓⵍ, romanized: Amegdul; French: Ile Mogador) is the main island of the Iles Purpuraires near Essaouira in Morocco. It is about 3 kilometres (2 miles) long and 1.5 kilometres (1 mile) wide, and lies about 1.5 kilometres (1 mile) from Essaouira.[2]
Quick Facts Native name: جزيرة موغادور (Arabic), ⴰⵎⴳⴷⵓⵍ (Berber), Geography ...
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Geography | |
Location | North Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 31°29′44″N 9°47′11″W |
Archipelago | Iles Purpuraires |
Administration | |
Region | Marrakesh-Safi |
Province | Essaouira Province |
Official name | Archipel et dunes d'Essawira |
Designated | 15 January 2005 |
Reference no. | 1469[1] |
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