Al-Jadidah Morocco Brief History

Mohammed Ben Abdellah al-Qatib was nearly 60 when he led his troops into Mazagan and
conquered the Portuguese, who then fled to Brazil. And Al Jadida, as it is now known, has the
medina as it’s emblem of nearly a quarter of a millennia of Portuguese occupation. It’s a very
different medina from the likes of Fez or Marrakesh. Wide alleys with fish restaurants lead to
the port, and there is, intact, an amazing underground cistern.