El Jadida / Mazagan:

El Jadida / Mazagan:

- 6th century BCE: The Carthaginian Hannon meets berbers tribes of Cap Soleis
- 2nd century BCE: The Roman city of Rusibis is visited by Ptolémée
- 816-1078: The port is part of the Tamesna Kingdom, and the berbers call it Mazagan
- 1078: Mazagan is taken by the Moroccan Almoravids
- 1485-1550: Mazagaõ is seized in 1502 by the Portuguese
- 1580-1640: Portugal is under Spanish dynastic rule
- 1640-1769: Mazagaõ becomes a Portuguese possession
- 1769: Portuguese abandoned Mazagão and it's inhabitants were totally evacuated to Brazil, where they founded new settlement Nova Mazagão. The name is also connected with Mazagon, one of Bonbay's oldest neighbourhoods, also having Portuguese origins.
- 1770: Moroccans call it: El Mahdouma (The Ruined)
- 1832: Sultan Moulay Abderrahman rebuilt the city and called El Jadida ( The New)
- 1912-1956: Under French protectorate, Mazagan became an important bathing tourist destination. It was called: "The Moroccan Deauville"
- 1956: End of the French protectorate and Moroccans recall the city: El Jadida.
- 2004: The Portuguese Fortified City of Mazagan was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- 2007: Works of Mazagan Sea Resort are lauched

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