Things to see in Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in Morocco, with an urban population of about 3.2 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 9 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Hassan II Mosque Place of worship
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.
2Casablanca Cathedral Place of worship
The Casablanca Cathedral, or Church of the Sacred Heart, is a former church located west of the Arab League Park in Casablanca, Morocco.
3Museum of Moroccan Judaism Museum
The Museum of Moroccan Judaism is a museum of Jewish life in Morocco in Casablanca, Morocco.
4Mohammadi Mosque Place of worship
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.
5Al-Quds Mosque Place of worship
Al-Quds Mosque, formerly Église de Sainte Marguerite, is a mosque in the Roches Noires neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco. It was originally built as a church built in a Neo-Gothic style, but it was converted into a mosque after Morocco's independence.
6Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Church Place of worship
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.
7Sunnah Mosque Place of worship
Assunna Mosque is a mosque designed by Jean-François Zevaco in a modernist architectural style in Casablanca, Morocco in 1966. It features brutalist architectural elements such as raw concrete.
8Ould Al Hamra Mosque Place of worship
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.
9Casablanca Twin Center Landmark
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.
10Casablanca Clock Tower Landmark
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.
11Temple Beth-El Place of worship
The Temple Beth-El also called Beit-El or the Algerian Temple, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue in the Sidi Belyout district of Casablanca, Morocco.
12Ettedgui Synagogue Place of worship
The Ettedgui Synagogue is a synagogue in the medina of Casablanca, Morocco. It was rededicated by King Mohammed VI of Morocco on December 20, 2016, after it was restored.
13United Nations Square Neighbourhood
United Nations Square is a public square in the center of Casablanca, Morocco. It has been central in the history of Casablanca.
14Morocco Mall Shopping
Morocco Mall is the largest shopping mall in Africa with 590000 m2 of floor space in Casablanca, Morocco. Morocco Mall, which opened on December 1, 2011, was designed by architect Davide Padoa of Design International, a global architecture boutique with its headquarters in London.
15Church of San Buenaventura Place of worship
The Church of San Buenaventura is a former Roman Catholic church, located in the Medina of Casablanca, Morocco. The church was founded by Franciscans in c. 1890.
16Central Market Shopping
The Central Market in Casablanca, Morocco is a marketplace with historical and cultural significance. It is located on Muhammad V Boulevard, among the colonial architecture of the 20th century, facing the Central Market Tramway Station.
17Abderrahman Slaoui Museum Museum
The Abderrahman Slaoui Museum is a museum in Casablanca, Morocco. It is named after Abderrahman Slaoui, Moroccan businessman and art collector who died in 2001.
18Muhammad V Square Neighbourhood
Mohammed V Square is a public square of historical and symbolic significance located in central Casablanca, Morocco. It was established in 1916 at the beginning of the French protectorate in Morocco under Resident-general Hubert Lyautey, on a design by architects Henri Prost and Joseph Marrast.
19Equestrian statue of Hubert Lyautey History
The equestrian statue of Hubert Lyautey is a public sculpture that commemorates Hubert Lyautey, the first resident-general of the French protectorate in Morocco, in Casablanca, Morocco.
20Arab League Park of Casablanca Park
The Arab League Park is an urban park in Casablanca, Morocco. It is located in the center of the city, west of Hassan II Boulevard, east of Roudani Boulevard and Algiers Street, and south east of the Church of the Sacred Heart.
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