Place:Casablanca-Anfa, Greater Casablanca, Morocco

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NameCasablanca-Anfa
Alt namesAd-Dār Al-Bayḍāsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) II, 916
Casablancasource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-31
Casablanca-Anfa prefecturesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Dar El-Beïdasource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) II, 916
TypePrefecture
Coordinates33.617°N 7.583°W
Located inGreater Casablanca, Morocco
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Inhabited place
Casablanca ( 1100 - )
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Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda is the largest city in Morocco. Located on the Atlantic coast of the Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a population of about 3.71 million in the urban area, and over 4.27 million in the Greater Casablanca, making it the most populous city in the Maghreb region, and the eighth-largest in the Arab world. Casablanca is considered the economic and business center of Morocco, although the national political capital is Rabat. The leading Moroccan companies and many international corporations doing business in the country have their headquarters and main industrial facilities in Casablanca. Recent industrial statistics show Casablanca holds its recorded position as the primary industrial zone of the nation. Casablanca is Morocco's chief port, with the Port of Casablanca being one of the largest artificial ports in the world, and the second largest port in North Africa, after Tanger-Med ( east of Tangier). Casablanca also hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy. Casablanca-Anfa is a prefecture.

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