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Old City of Casablanca
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.
Site Information
Country: Morocco
District: Casablanca-Settat
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 7th Century BC
Oldest Culture: Amazighs
Later Cultures: Phoenicians + Roman + Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Casablanca, 20th century city, crossroads of influences
Date of Submission: 2013
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