Mazagan is the former name of the present city of El Jadida , a fortified city built by the Portuguese in the early sixteenth century on Morocco's ratings, which was not taken over by the Moroccans than 1769. The fortifications of the city Portuguese with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Portuguese military architecture of the Renaissance.

The surviving Portuguese buildings are the Portuguese cistern, the Portuguese fortress and the Church of the Assumption, built in the Manueline style. This city is one of the first settlements on the route to India Portuguese explorers , it is an outstanding example of the interchange of influences between European and Moroccan cultures .

June 30, 2004 , at the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Suzhou, China , the Moroccan city of Mazagan (El Jadida) is listed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage