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About Essaouira

Essaouira, known until the 1960s as Mogador (Arabic: Mūghādūr, or Arabic: Mūgādūr; Amegdul), is a port city in the western Moroccan region of Marakesh-Safi, on the Atlantic coast. It has 77,966 inhabitants as of 2014.

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There are 927+ hotels available in Essaouira. Prices start at MAD 323 per night.

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It is currently 6:38 AM in Essaouira. Essaouira uses Morocco Standard Time and also supports Morocco Daylight Time.