City of Casablanca
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Alternative Titles
Ad-Dār al-Baydā
Anfa
Date
1-683Description
TGN Note: Located on Atlantic Ocean; original town was destroyed by Portuguese in 15th cen.; flourished in 18th cen.; occupied by French 1907; was crucial strategic site in WW II; was seat of Anglo-United States summit in 1943; today is economic capital of Morocco. exterior, view of downtown, 1978
Type of Work
CitySubject
Islamic cities and towns, Architecture, Islamic --Morocco, Architecture --Morocco, Berbers, France --Colonies --Africa, Land use, Urban, City planning --Morocco
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Item is Part of
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