Casablanca, Morocco
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The Hassan II mosque evokes exotic Casablanca. King Mohammed VI, who claims direct descent from the Prophet Muhammad, rules the 99 percent-Muslim nation of Morocco.
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Casablanca, Morocco Information and History

MOROCCO'S SEAPORT

This North African metropolis, largest city and industrial heart of Morocco, has direct access to the Atlantic Ocean through one of the world's largest artificial ports. France occupied Morocco for the first half of the 1900s, leaving a legacy of language and architecture after its 1956 withdrawal. Revived by industrial growth and tourism, the city shows a thoroughly modern face, with little of the romance attached to it by the famous movie bearing its name.

ECONOMY
Automobile manufacturing, sugar refining, textiles, glass, electronics, bricks, soft drinks, fishing.

Text source: National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition, 2004
Casablanca, Morocco Fast Facts
Population
City proper 3,311,000
Metro area 3,743,000
Elevation
17 meters 55 feet
Temperature
January 17°/8°C (63°/47°F);
July 25°/19°C (78°/67°F)
Average daily High/Low °C (°F)
Rainfall
January 62 (2.4);
July 1 (0.03)
Average monthly mm (inches)
Time Zone
0 hours UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
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