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Wazzan

(Encyclopedia)Wazzan, Morocco: see Ouezzane.

Ahmed III

(Encyclopedia)Ahmed III, 1673–1736, Ottoman sultan (1703–30), brother and successor of Mustafa II to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). He gave asylum to Charles XII of Sweden and to Mazepa after Peter ...

Bogardus, James

(Encyclopedia)Bogardus, James bōgärˈdəs [key], 1800–1874, American architect, b. Catskill, N.Y. Among the first to use cast iron in the construction of building facades, Bogardus was noted for his commercial ...

Mazagan

(Encyclopedia)Mazagan: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...

Rif Atlas

(Encyclopedia)Rif Atlas, Morocco: see Rif.

Port Lyautey

(Encyclopedia)Port Lyautey: see Kenitra, Morocco. ...

El Jadida

(Encyclopedia)El Jadida -jädēˈdə [key], city, W Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. Agricultural products are ...

Alcazarquivir

(Encyclopedia)Alcazarquivir: see Ksar el Kebir, Morocco. ...

Al-Jadida

(Encyclopedia)Al-Jadida: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...

Jadida, El

(Encyclopedia)Jadida, El: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...

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