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Gazola

Modern name
Gzoula, near Tilit
Modern country
Morocco
A port along the west African coast between Safi and Messa, somewhere near what is now Tilit, Morocco. It appears on 15th-century nautical charts between Tafedna and the point of Tamri/Tiguert, but the name disappears from 18th-century maps and its precise location is not certain. 
Coordinates
30.89, -9.81
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364315

The toponym Gazola appears in La Sfera in the following places:

04.04.01

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Map of the location P099

Variant spellings of Gazola in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
achazola Bal
chazola Pal8
Gacola Clas2
Garoll[a] Vat2
Garolla Con3, Fn6, Pal5
Garzola Ashb6
gazilla Med2
gaziola He1
gaziolla Par4
Gazol[...] Cors2
gazola Ricc6, Spe, Tre
Gazola Ashb3, BL01, Med3
GAZOLA Wie1
Gazoll[...] NYPL2
gazolla Barb3, Barb4, Borg, Chig1, Con1, Con4, Fn9, He2, He3, Laur3, NB, NYPL3, New, Pnc3, Ricc1, Ricc11, Ricc8, Ricc9, Ro2, Urb1
Gazolla BL02, Cap1, Cs1, Fo, Magl2, Morg, Par2, Par3, Parm2, Per2, Pnc4, Ricc14, Vat3
Gazolli Ricc17
gazzola MB
Gazzola Marc2
gh gazzola Ricc13
ghazola Fn12, Laur5, Par1, Ricc15
ghazolla Marc1, Pal6
ghazzola Fn8, Ricc12
ghazzolla Pnc5
ghozo Pad1
ghozola Chig2
ghozole ME2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Gazola.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/gazola/.