Anfa
Anfa was the ancient toponym for Casablanca during the classical period.
Anfa was the ancient toponym for Casablanca during the classical period. The city was founded by Berbers around the 10th century BC, with the Romans under Augustus later establishing the commercial port of "Anfus" in 15 BC. Anfa is now the name of a district in the oldest part of Casablanca, located in the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco. The district covers an area of 37.5 square kilometres, and as of 2024 has 344.000 inhabitants.
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Worth seeing in and around Anfa
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Hassan II Mosque
The Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the second largest mosque in Africa and one of the largest mosques in the world.
2.3 km · Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia - 02Mohammed V Stadium
Stade Mohammed V is a multi-purpose stadium is situated in the western part of the Maârif neighborhood of central Casablanca, Morocco. The stadium has a seating capacity of 45,000 and it is the oldest football stadium in Morocco.
800 m · association football stadium in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia - 03Casablanca Cathedral
The Casablanca Cathedral, or Church of the Sacred Heart, is a former church located west of the Arab League Park in Casablanca, Morocco.
1.7 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia - 04Museum of Moroccan Judaism
The Museum of Moroccan Judaism is a museum of Jewish life in Morocco in Casablanca, Morocco. Established in 1997, it is the only museum devoted to Judaism in the Arab world.
3.6 km · Museum for Jewish cultures in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia - 05Mohammadi Mosque
Al-Mohammadi Mosque is a large mosque in the Habous quarter of Casablanca, Morocco. It was built circa 1935 and its construction was sponsored by Sultan Mohammed V, after whom it is named.
3.6 km · mosque in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia - 06Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Church
Notre-Dame de Lourdes Church is a Roman Catholic church in modernist style in Casablanca, Morocco. It was built in 1954 by architect Achille Dangleterre and engineer Gaston Zimmer.
2.5 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia - 07Casablanca Twin Center
The Casablanca Twin Center is a complex of two skyscrapers located at Casablanca, Morocco. The two structures, the West Tower and the East Tower, have 28 floors each.
1 km · Skyscraper in Casablanca · Wikipedia - 08Rick's Café Casablanca
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.
2.7 km · building in Morocco · Wikipedia - 09Ould Al Hamra Mosque
Ould el-Hamra Mosque is a mosque in the medina of Casablanca first erected in 1789. Along with the Ettedgui Synagogue and the Church of San Buenaventura, it is of the three buildings representing the three Abrahamic religions in a space of 250 m2 in the medina.
2.6 km · mosque in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia - 10Casablanca Clock Tower
The Casablanca Clock Tower is a clock tower in Casablanca, Morocco. Located in United Nations Square, the tower is a 1993 reproduction of one of the oldest French-built structures in the city.
2.5 km · clock tower near UN Square in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia
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Getting to Anfa
- Airports
- Mohammed V (CMN), 25 km · Rabat-Salé (RBA), 97 km · Beni Mellal (BEM), 181 km
- Stations
- Port of Casablanca, 2.9 km · Casablanca-Anfa Airport, 3.9 km · Casa-Port railway station, 3 km · Oasis railway station, 3.9 km
- Rabat → Anfa86 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · MAD37–49
- Oulad Yaich → Anfa175 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · MAD85–115
- Marrakesh → Anfa220 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · MAD95–130
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Anfa
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Anfa. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Anfa
Anfa is 3 km from Casablanca, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Casablancalargest city of Morocco2.4 km
- Hay Hassanidistrict and arrondissement of Casablanca in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco3.6 km
- Mechouarmunicipality of Casablanca in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco3.5 km
- Al Fida – Mers Sultandistrict of Casablanca in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco2.3 km
- Bousbirred-light district in Casablanca, Morocco3.9 km
- Habousneighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco3.5 km