Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

MOGADOR (Es-Sueira)

Online Encyclopedia

Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 646 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.

Encyclopedia Home :: MIC-MOL

Spread the word:

del.icio.us it!

See also:

MOGADOR (Es-Sueira)

MOGADOR (Es-Sueira) , the most See also:

SOUTHERN

southern seaport on the See also:

ATLANTIC

Atlantic See also:

COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

MOROCCO

Morocco, in 31° 50' N., 9° 2o' W., the See also:

capital of the See also:

province of See also:

HAM

HaM. Pop. (1908), about 20,000, of whom nearly a See also:

HALF

half are said to be See also:

Jews, and about See also:

LOO (formerly called " Lanterloo," Fr. lanturlu, the refrain of a popular 17th-century song)

loo Europeans. The See also:

TOWN

town stands from io to 20 ft. above high See also:

WATER

water on a projecting See also:

ridge of calcareous See also:

SANDSTONE

sandstone. In certain states of See also:

wind and See also:

sea it is turned almost into an See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island, and a sea-See also:

wall protects the road to See also:

SAFFI

Saffi. On the See also:

LAND

land See also:

side stretch See also:

MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles of See also:

sand-See also:

DUNES

dunes studded with See also:

BROOM

broom, and beyond, the argan forests, distinctive of southern Morocco. Approached from this side the See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city bursts on the view like a See also:

MIRAGE (a French word, from mirer, to look at, se mirer, to be reflected)

mirage between See also:

SKY (M. Eng. skie, cloud; O. Eng. skua, shade; connected with an Indo-European root sku, cover, whence " scum," Lat. obscurus, dark, &c.)

sky and sea, and this perhaps entitles it to its name—Es-Sueira—" the picture." It is the best planned and cleanest town in the See also:

EMPIRE

empire, and this combined with the See also:

CLIMATE

climate, which is very equable, makes it a See also:

HEALTH

health resort, especially for consumptive patients. The mean temperature of the hottest See also:

month is 71°.06, and of the coldest month 58°.69. The rainfall varies between 13 and 20 in. annually. The water See also:

SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply is carried by an overground conduit from a See also:

SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring near Diabat. The prosperity of Mogador is due to its See also:

commerce. The See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour is well sheltered from all winds except the See also:

south-See also:

west, but See also:

ESCAPE (in mid. Eng. eschape or escape, from the O. Fr. eschapper, modern echapper, and escaper, low Lat. escapium, from ex, out of, and cappa, cape, cloak; cf. for the sense development the Gr. iichueoOat, literally to put off one's clothes, hence to sli

escape is difficult with the wind from that See also:

QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter, as the channel between the town and Mogador Island is narrow and hazardous.

It is the best-built See also:

PORT

port of the sultanate and is generally second in point of See also:

trade, which is carried on mainly with See also:

MARSEILLES

Marseilles, See also:

LONDON

London, See also:

GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar and the Canaries, the See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal exports being almonds, See also:

GOAT (a common Teut. word; O. Eng. gat, Goth. gaits, Mod. Ger. Geiss, cognate with Lat. haedus, a kid)

goat-skins, gums and See also:

OLIVE (Olea europaea)

olive-oil, and the principal imports See also:

cotton goods, See also:

SUGAR

sugar and See also:

TEA (Chinese cha, Amoy dialect t€)

tea. The exports were valued at £407,000 in 1900 and at £364,000 in Igoe,. The imports were See also:

worth £246,000 in 1900 and £368,000 in 1906. See also:

SHIPPING

Shipping, 1900, 132,000 tons; 1906, 140,000 tons. A See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place called Mogador is marked in the 1351 Portulan of the Laurentian library, and the See also:

map in Hondius's See also:

ATLAS

Atlas See also:

minor shows the island of Mogador, I. Domegador; but the origin of the See also:

PRESENT

present town is much more See also:

RECENT

recent. Mogador was founded by Mohammed XVII. (See also:

BIN

bin Abd See also:

ALLAH

Allah) in 176o, and completed in 1770. The Portuguese called it after the See also:

SHRINE (Lat. scrinium, a case or chest for books, hence a casket; from scribere, to write, Fr. ecrin, Ital. scrigno)

shrine of Sidi Megdul, which lies towards the south half-way to the See also:

VILLAGE

village of Diabat, and forms 'a striking landmark for See also:

SEAMEN, LAWS RELATING TO

seamen. In 1844 the citadel was bombarded by the See also:

French. See A. H.

Dye, " See also:

LES

Les Ports du Maroc," in See also:

Bull. See also:

SOC

Soc. Geog. See also:

COMM

Comm. See also:

Paris (1908), See also:

XXX

xxx. 313 sqq., and See also:

BRITISH

British Consular reports.

End of Article: MOGADOR (Es-Sueira)

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.

» Add information or comments to this article.

Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.

Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
MOFFAT, ROBERT (1795-1883)

[next]
MOGILA, PETER (c. 1596-1647)