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Article: Casablanca.(tourism in Morocco's principal city)
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- African Business
- Article date:
- May 1, 1999
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Although the tourism sector in sub-Saharan Africa is going through tough times, it is a different story in north Africa. Tunisia is forging ahead while Egypt and Morocco are not far behind. One of the areas of greatest growth is in business travel.
Casablanca is Morocco's economic centre and, with a population fast approaching 4m, easily the Kingdom's largest city. Morocco can date its existence as a sovereign nation and state back to the eighth century Idrisids dynasty. The Almoravid and Almohad dynasties, between the 10th and 12th centuries, ruled over vast territories stretching from Senegal to Spain, and controlled an important part of the trans-Saharan trade in gold ...
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......05-08-2004 Dateline: CASABLANCA, Morocco Rick's Cafe's pianist...Friday May 7, 2004 in Casablanca, Morocco. In homage to the 1942 movie "Casablanca," a former U.S. diplomat...bring Rick's Cafe to Morocco's largest city. The...
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