Olhão Garden

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Olhão Garden
حديقة أولهاو
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Main entrance to Olhão Garden
Location Agadir, Morocco
Coordinates 30°25′29″N9°35′50″W / 30.42472°N 9.59722°W / 30.42472; -9.59722 Coordinates: 30°25′29″N9°35′50″W / 30.42472°N 9.59722°W / 30.42472; -9.59722
Type Garden

Olhão Garden is a park in New Talborj in the city of Agadir, Morocco. It was inaugurated on 2 March 1992 during the celebration of the Throne Day. It is named after Olhão, a coastal city in southern Portugal that is twinned with Agadir. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Olhao Garden | Sites & Monuments of Agadir" . Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  2. "MUSEUM OF MEMORY IN OLHAO GARDENS". Visitagadir. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2019-08-30.