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Today Casablanca is a large, modern city, but the former French colonial post still allows myriad movie moments for those who want to revisit love in the medina and Old City. Casa (as locals call it) isn’t too touristy, but it’s the most cosmopolitan and Western-feeling city in Morocco. Visit The King Hassan II Mosque and Casa's Medina.

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Casablanca, is the largest city in Morocco, located in the western region of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in the Maghreb, in addition to being one of the largest and most important cities in Africa, economically and demographically. Casablanca is a major port and industrial center in Morocco. In the 2012 census, its population reached 4 million and about 4.5 million in the greater Casablanca region. Casablanca is the economic and commercial center of Morocco.

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Casablanca, Morocco 15 October 2006 Hassan II Mosque. This mosque was designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau and is the second largest in the world (after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca). Its minaret is also the world's tallest at 210m. Built on reclaimed land, almost half of the surface of the mosque lies over the Atlantic water. This was inspired by the verse of the Qur'an that states "the throne of God was built on the water". Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

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