Facts in brief:
Old walled city; important medieval merchant port; became base for Barbary pirates in 17th cen. & bombarded by Europeans; site of many
mosques & mausoleums; most venerated sanctuary is tomb of Sidi`Abd Allah ibn Hasan, the city's patron saint.
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