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Asilah is
an elegant coastal town with
rich history and a population
of around 20.000 people. First
impressions are of the wonderful
ramparts and turrets built by
the Portuguese in the 1500’s.
The town is surrounded by its
original Portuguese defensive
walls, which serve as a statement
on the community's independence,
but which have also had a limiting
effect upon the town's growth.
Construction has almost doubled
in the past decade, but has
included no new complexes, hotels
or resort areas. Local residents
have continued to construct
the traditional Spanish-style
homes of their ancestors. Newly-built
private houses reproduce the
facades of their older neighbours,
usually incorporating elements
salvaged from the ruins of older
structures, such as doorways
and arcades.
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