Casablanca
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Summary
Casablanca is a city[1]. Casablanca ranks in the top 0.6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,924 views/month, #33 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Casablanca Prefecture[3]
- Country: Morocco[4]
- Head of government: Nabila Rmili[5]
- Official language: Arabic[6], Standard Moroccan Tamazight[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Barcelona[8], Amman[9], Bordeaux[10], Istanbul[11], Chicago[12], Emirate of Dubai[13], Paris[14], Jakarta[15], Kuala Lumpur[16], Rio de Janeiro[17], Buenos Aires[18], Montreal[19], Saint Petersburg[20], Shanghai[21]
- Postal code: 20000 - 20200[22]
- Commons category: Casablanca[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[24], UTC+01:00[25]
- Said to be the same as: Anfa[26]
- Local dialing code: 22[27], 21[28]
- Official website: https://www.casablancacity.ma/fr[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Casablanca[30]
- Population: 3,359,818[31], 4,370,000[32], 3,631,061[33], 3,499,000[34], 1,400,000[35], 160,000[36], 682,000[37], 3,300,000[38], 2,500,000[39], 3,100,000[40], 3,215,935[41]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Casablanca[42]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[43], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Casablanca include Casablanca Conference[45], a convention[46], in Morocco[47]; Casablanca-Settat[48], a region of Morocco[49], in Morocco[50], founded in 2015[51]; Casablanca derby[52], an association football derby[53], in Morocco[54], founded in 1956[55]; and Casablanca-Anfa Airport[56], an airport[57], in Morocco[58].
Why It Matters
Casablanca has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Casablanca is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for Casablanca include Casablanca Conference[45], a convention[46], in Morocco[47]; Casablanca-Settat[48], a region of Morocco[49], in Morocco[50], founded in 2015[51]; Casablanca derby[52], an association football derby[53], in Morocco[54], founded in 1956[55]; and Casablanca-Anfa Airport[56], an airport[57], in Morocco[58].