Medina of Casablanca

The Medina of Casablanca, sometimes the Old Medina, is the historic center of the city. After the city of Anfa was destroyed in the earthquake of 1755, Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah rebuilt the city and constructed the port.

Photo: Maher27777, Public domain.

Type: Quarter
Description: historical quarter in Casablanca, Morocco
Also known as: “Ancienne Medina المدينة القديمة” and “Old Medina of Casablanca”

Places of Interest

Highlights include United Nations Square and Rick’s Café Casablanca.

United Nations Square

Square

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United Nations Square is a public square in the center of Casablanca, Morocco. It has been central in the history of Casablanca.

Rick’s Café Casablanca

Restaurant

Photo: Tchekhov, Public domain.

Rick's Café Casablanca is a restaurant, bar and café located in the city of Casablanca, Morocco. Opened March 1, 2004, the place was designed to recreate in reality the set of the bar made famous by Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in the movie classic Casablanca.

Beth El Synagogue

Synagogue

Photo: Sambasoccer27, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Temple Beth-El also called Beit-El or the Algerian Temple, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue in the Sidi Belyout district of Casablanca, Morocco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gauthier and Bourgogne.

Gauthier

Quarter

Photo: Fraguando, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gauthier is a quarter.

Bourgogne

Quarter

Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic coast of the Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a population of about 3.22 million in the urban area, and over 4.27 million in Greater Casablanca, making it the most populous city in the Maghreb region, and the ninth-largest in the Arab world.