The Mosque of El-Jezzar, built in 1781, dominates the landside of the old city (the other three sides jut into the Mediterranean).
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The old city is surrounded on all sides by the desert. 
( ( The ( old city ) ) ( ( is ( ( surrounded ( on ( all sides ) ) ) ( by ( the desert ) ) ) ) . ) )
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