Biggest Cities In Morocco

The Kingdom of Morocco is located in North Africa along the Atlantic Ocean and Meditteranean Sea. The country’s geography is defined by the Atlas Mountain and the Sahara Desert.

Morocco has a large number of cities such as Rabat, Casablanca, Fez, Tangier and many more. Of all these cities, the Atlantic port of Casablanca is the largest of Morocco‘s cities. Let us have a look at various aspects of the major Moroccan cities.

5. Salé

Salé has a population of 890,403 individuals. It is the fifth largest city in Morocco by population. The city has Berber roots dating back to the 1000s. The city is also called Salli or Sallee.

One of the most famous sights in Salé is the giant Great Mosque. Salé is located adjacent to the Moroccan capital of Rabat.

4. Marrakech

Marrakech, with a population of just under one million, is one of the most famous cities in Morocco. It is located near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, and is also one of the country’s Four Imperial Cities.

3. Tangier

Tangier, one of the three largest cities of Morocco today, also has had immense economic and cultural importance in the past. It was even a prestigious city within the Roman Empire for more than 200 years. Today around one million people call Tangier home.

2. Fez

Fez is the second largest city in Morocco with a total population of 1,112,072. Fez has an interesting history, as it was a thriving center for a Jewish community in earlier historical times.

It was one of the imperial cities of ancient Morocco and a popular commercial center.

1. Casablanca

Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco with a total population of 3,359,818.

The city has its origins in the 7th Century when Berbers, an indigenous ethnic tribe, made it their capital. The Portuguese invaded what is now Casablanca, then referred to as Anfa, in Morocco in the 15th Century. They renamed it as Casa Branca in 1575.

Arabs, later on, rebuilt the city after a massive earthquake and named it Dar Al Beida or the white house.