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Casablanca is Morocco's chief port, with the Port of Casablanca being one of the largest artificial ports in Africa, [3] and the third-largest port in North Africa, after Tanger-Med (40 km (25 mi) east of Tangier) and Port Said. [4] Casablanca also hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy .
Casablanca in 1572, when it was still called Anfa. The history of the city of Casablanca in Morocco has been one of many political and cultural changes. At different times it has been governed by Berber, Roman, Arab, Portuguese, Spanish, French, British, and Moroccan regimes. It has had an important position in the region as a port city, making ...
Morocco is a Northern African country, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and the annexed Western Sahara. It is one of only three nations (along with Spain and France) to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines. [ 97] A large part of Morocco is mountainous.
List of cities with 50,000 or more inhabitants. Royal Palace in Fes, the second largest city in Morocco and one of the country's "Imperial Cities". Tangier 's bay. The 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh. Salé, the fifth largest city in the country. Bab Mansour and El Hedime Place in Meknes.
t. e. 1st C. CE - "Anfus" created by Romans as a port. 11th C. CE - Anfa founded by Zanata Berbers. The word Anfa means the hill in the local amazigh dialect . [1] 1468 - Anfa sacked by Portuguese forces. [2] [3] 1770 - City walls rebuilt by the Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah also called Mohammed III (approximate date).
Chefchaouen. / 35.17139°N 5.26972°W / 35.17139; -5.26972. Chefchaouen ( Arabic: شفشاون, romanized : Shafshāwan, IPA: [ʃafˈʃaːwan]) is a city in northwest Morocco. It is the chief town of the province of the same name and is noted for its buildings in shades of blue, for which it is nicknamed the "Blue City". [1]
The Casablanca Conference (codenamed SYMBOL) or Anfa Conference [1] was held in Casablanca, French Morocco, from January 14 to 24, 1943, to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II. The main discussions were between US President Franklin Roosevelt (with his military staff) and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ...
Grand Casablanca or Greater Casablanca ( Arabic: الدار البيضاء الكبرى) was one of the sixteen former regions of Morocco that existed from 1997 to 2015. Located in coastal northwestern Morocco, it was the most densely populated region and covered an area of 1,117 km 2. The population at the 2014 census was 4,270,750. [1]