Casablanca is the largest city of Morocco. Located on the Atlantic coast of the Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, it is the second largest city in the Maghreb region and the eighth-largest in the Arab world. Casablanca is Morocco's chief port and one of the largest financial centers in Africa. According to the 2019 population estimate, the city has a population of about 3.71 million in the urban area and over 4.27 million in the Greater Casablanca. 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.
| Region | Casablanca-Settat |
| First settled | 7th century BC |
| reconstructed | 1756 |
| Mayor | Abdelaziz El Omari |
| Population (2014) | 3,359,818 |
| Rank | 1st in Morocco |
| Metro | 4,270,750 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | 20000-20200 |
About Casablanca
Iconic film consistently ranked near the top of lists of the greatest films in history thanks to what is often called the best screenplay ever written. Humphrey Bogart stars as an American expatriate who must decide between his ex-lover and helping her and her fugitive husband escape French Morocco.
Achievement of Casablanca
The screenplay was written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch. The movie is directed by Michael Curtiz and it is based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced stage play Everybody Comes to Rick's. It won the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Latest information about Casablanca updated on July 28 2021.
