Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Mohammed III encouraged Moroccan Jews to settle in the town and handle the trade with Europe. | WIKI |
| The town also has a large Jewish cemetery. | WIKI |
| In the early 1950s film director and actor Orson Welles stayed at the Hotel des Iles just south of the town walls during the filming of his 1952 classic version of "Othello" which contains several memorable scenes shot in the labyrinthine streets and alleyways of the medina. | WIKI |
| Legend has it that during Welles' sojourn in the town he met Winston Churchill, another guest at the Hotel des Iles. | WIKI |
| There is a small airport some 7 to 8xc2xa0km (4 to 5xc2xa0mi) away from the town, which schedules several flights a week to Paris-Orly, London-Luton and Brussels-South (Charleroi) and daily to Casablanca. | WIKI |
| The Medina of Essaouira (formerly "Mogador") is a UNESCO World Heritage listed city, an example of a late 18th-century fortified town, as transferred to North Africa by European colonists. | WIKI |
| Essaouira presents itself as a city full of culture: several small art galleries are found all over the town. | WIKI |
| The Medina of Essaouira, formerly named Mogador (name originating from the Phoenician word Migdol meaning a xc2xabxc2xa0small fortressxc2xa0xc2xbb), is an outstanding example of a fortified town of the mid-eighteenth century, surrounded by a wall influenced by the Vauban model. | UNESCO |
| The town is also an example of a multicultural centre as proven by the coexistence, since its foundation, of diverse ethnic groups, such as the Amazighs, Arabs, Africans, and Europeans as well as multiconfessional (Muslim, Christian and Jewish). | UNESCO |
| Its relatively late foundation in comparison to other medinas of North Africa was the work of the Alaouite Sultan Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah (1757-1790) who wished to make this small Atlantic town a royal port and chief Moroccan commercial centre open to the outside world. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): Essaouira is an outstanding and well preserved example of a mid-18th century fortified seaport town, with a strong European influence translated to a North African context. | UNESCO |
| For the most part, it has retained its appearance of a European town. | UNESCO |
| Comprising a harmonious ensemble associated with natural elements (Mogador Archipelago) and high quality cultural elements, the town today retains its integrity and its original distinctive style. | UNESCO |
| Ownership of the elements that make up the historic town of Essaouira is divided between the State, the municipality, the Habous, the Israelite Alliance, cooperatives and private individuals. | UNESCO |
| 4001 provides for a buffer zone around the historic town within which construction is prohibited. | UNESCO |
| These are the Master Plan for Urban Development of the town of Essaouira and the Safeguarding Plan for the Medina. | UNESCO |
| The Essaouira Urban Agency was created to ensure a better control of town development in general and the medina in particular. | UNESCO |
| Contingent upon the establishment of a management plan for the medina that should both safeguard the architectural heritage and improve the living conditions of the local population, the authorities concerned for the protection and safeguard of the property must supervise the application of the development plan for the medina and the entire town of Essaouira | UNESCO |