Is Casablanca Arab or Berber?
Is Casablanca Arab or Berber? At different times it has been governed by Berber, Roman, Arab, Portuguese, Spanish, French, British, and Moroccan regimes. The original Berber name, Anfa (“hill” in English), was in use by the locals until the French occupied Morocco in 1907 and adopted the Spanish name, Casablanca.
Why is Morocco called Casablanca?
In the 13th century a Berber outpost named Anfa existed in the south of the city. Anfa was repeatedly destroyed by the Portuguese between 1486 and 1489, and was renamed after a white house (“Casa Branca”; later, “Casa Blanca” in Spanish) that stood on the ruins of the city.