Casablanca
This image shows an area of 16km from east to west and 15km from north to south, centered on Casablanca city, enlarged four times the original size. It is located in the northwestern tip of the African Continent and is the biggest city in the Moroccan Kingdom with a population of about 3 million. The port facilities boast of being Africa's biggest, where huge freighters, passesger ships, and fishing boats are plying frequently. The streets extending in radiating directions from Mohammed V Squere can be seen. Cazes Airport in the southwestern suburbs is equipped with one of the world's first class facilities. The neighboring area to the northwest of Mohammed V is old Medina, an ancient part of town. Built by Arabians who invaded here in the seventh century, it is surrounded by thick castle walls, with narrow alleys where people can barely pass each other, and also has a crowded shopping mall (Souk). The white spot across this area is the great mosque of Hassan II. This whiteness may come from the reflection from white marble used in the great mosque and the neiboring buildings. The Minaret in this mosque is 200m high, making it about the world's highest.
A new downtown to the east of old Medina has developed rapidly into a modern city since it become a French colony in 1907, in contrast to that of old downtown. I wonder how Humphrey Bogart walked in this town.
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