Agadir is a city in southwest Morocco on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean.
Famous with its seaside resorts with long sandy beach stretching for six kilometers. The sun shines 300 days per year. If you want just hang on the beach than you will be satisfied, the beach is simply spectacular.
It is complete modern city different from any other city in Morocco with its excellent hotels, wide avenues and a magnificent port. It is intended to be a destination of European tourists for its cheap fares and packages.
In 1505 the Portuguese established a trading post named Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué, under a governor. In 1541, the city came under Wattasid "Amazigh dynasty of Morocco" control and in 1572 a stronghold was built on the top of the hill overlooking the bay, the Kasbah. The city became prosperous for two centuries. But in 1731, the town was completely destroyed by an earthquake.
At 15 minutes to midnight on February 29, 1960, the city was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake again that lasted 15 seconds, burying the city and killing thousands. The death toll is estimated at 15,000. The earthquake destroyed the ancient Kasbah. On its front gate can still be read the following sentence in Dutch: "Fear God and honour thy King".
On seeing the destruction, King Muhammad V of Morocco declared: "If Destiny decided the destruction of The city, its rebuilding depends of our Faith and Will." Reconstruction began in 1961, two kilometers south of the earthquake epicenter.
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