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  • Old City of Casablanca

    Casablanca or ad-Dar al-Bayda, also known as Anfa, is the largest city of Morocco, located in the central-western part of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. The area which is today Casablanca was founded and settled by Berbers by at least the 7th century BC. It was used as a port by the Phoenicians and later the Romans.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Casablanca, 20th century city, crossroads of influences.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Old City of Casablanca
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    Old City of Casablanca
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    Old City of Casablanca
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    Old City of Casablanca

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2013

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Morocco

    Casablanca-Settat

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    7th Century BC

    Berber

    Phoenicians + Roman + Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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