1365General KnowledgeMedium
The name of which North African city literally means ‘white house’?
ACairo
BCasablanca
CMarrakesh
DRabat
Correct answer
B. Casablanca
Explanation
The town and the medina of Casablanca as it is today was founded in 1770 AD by Sultan Muhammad III ben Abdallah (1756–1790), the grandson of Moulay Ismail. Built with the aid of Spaniards, the town was called Casa Blanca (white house in Spanish) translated Dar el Beida in Arabic.