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Casablanca

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Romanization
Vowelled
Vocabulary
Sample Sentences
Cultural Insight

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Casablanca, 'ad-daar 'al-bayDaa' in Arabic, is located in Western Morocco on the Atlantic

coast, and it is the biggest city in Morocco with a population exceeding three million
people. Thanks to its strategic location, the port of Casablanca is considered the main
port of Morocco, the largest port in North Africa, and the largest artificial port in the world.

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The name Casablanca is originally Portuguese and it means "the white house." The
Portuguese influence started when Portugal conquered the city in the fifteenth century to
put an end to the pirates that used the port as a base to attack Portuguese ships.

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Spain and Portugal eventually abandoned the town after a great earthquake destroyed it
along with the capital of Portugal, Lisbon, in 1755. The city was then rebuilt again under
the Moroccan ruler Mohamed III who kept its name in Arabic as "the white house."

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A walk around Casablanca will demonstrate that which distinguishes it the most - its
contrast between the exotic Old Town and the art deco design of New Town with its
elegant, lavish, and ultra modern style.

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In fact, Casablanca has an almost entirely art deco town called New Town and it is the
largest collection of art deco architecture remaining in Morocco. The main streets of the
New Town, its buildings, and architecture were designed by the French architect Henri
Prost, and were a model of a new town at that time.

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In the midst of its hassle and noise, Casablanca has conserved its incredible charm, the
combination of oriental Mauresque style and art deco architecture.

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VOCABULARY

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C lass

English

R omanization

A r abic

noun

earthquake

zilzaal

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qurn

pirate

noun

imah

capital (city)

noun

al-burtual

Portugal

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libnah

Lisbon

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al-marib

Morocco

noun

al-dr al-bay

Casablanca

noun

madiina

city

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miinaa'

port

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faransaa

France

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SAMPLE SENTENCES
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awwalu zilzal adaa bimir f mi 1992.

al-qurnu a ayr mabb.

The first earthquake that happened in

The pirate is not a popular person.

Egypt was in 1992.

al-qhirau hia imau mir.

al-burtual- hiiya widah min duwal urb.

Cairo is the capital of Egypt.

Portugal is one of the European countries.

libunah mina ahyir bilburtuaal.

al-maribu h id duwal amal-u ifrqy.

Lisbon is a famous port in Portugal.

Morocco is one of the North African

countries.

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mudunu mir kbs an fatrau al-urwah.

al-dru al-b hiya imau al-marib.

Cities in Egypt are a nightmare during the

Casablanca is the capital of Morocco.

rush hour.

madnah amilah

sawfa ahabu il al-madna.

Beautiful city

I will go to the city.

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ailu il mir an aryiq mni al-qhirau al-

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an uibbu madnh tokyo.

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I like Tokyo.

I will arrive at Cairo International Airport.

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farans itallat mir.

France occupied Egypt.

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The Port of Tanga

The port of Tanga is located in the north of Morocco. It has recently been inaugurated and
become one of the most important ports in the north of Africa and the Mediterranean Sea. It is
one of the most important economic resources for Morocco.
The reason lies in being not only a meeting point for all north, south, east, and west sea
routes, but also in being an important hub. It's free zone area hosts some of the largest
industrial companies in the world.

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