Traveling Tolins 2

  Casablanca  is the largest city in  Morocco  and the country's economic and business center. Located on the  Atlantic  coast of the  Chaouia plain  in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a population of about 3.71 million in the  urban area , and over 4.27 million in  Greater Casablanca , making it the most populous city in the  Maghreb  region, and the  eighth-largest  in the  Arab world . Casablanca is Morocco's chief port, with the  Port of Casablanca  being one of the largest  artificial  ports in  Africa , and the third-largest port in  North Africa , after  Tanger-Med  (25 miles east of  Tangier ) and  Port Said . Casablanca also hosts the primary  naval base  for the  Royal Moroccan Navy . Casablanca is a significant  financial centre , ranking 54th globally in the September 2023  Global Financial Centres Index  rankings, between Brussels and Rome. The  Casablanca Stock Exchange  is Africa's third-largest in terms of  market capitalization , as of