最近引人注目的中东北非经济首脑会议在著名的北非城市卡萨布兰卡(Casablanca)举行。卡萨布兰卡临大西洋之滨,是摩洛哥第一大城市,也是非洲最大的港口之一。历史上,卡萨布兰卡曾几易其名。据说在回历64年(公元684年),阿拉伯南路远征军兴建了这座城市,起名叫“安法”。安法古城曾非常繁荣,是著名的商港。但在15世纪中叶,它遭葡萄牙人破坏。1575年,葡萄牙人又来到这里,在安法古城的废址附近重建了一座城市,起名为卡萨布兰卡(意为“白色的房 The most notable Middle East North Africa Economic Summit was held in the famous North African city of Casablanca. Casablanca faces the Atlantic Ocean, the largest city in Morocco and one of the largest in Africa. Historically, Casablanca had a few easy names. It is said that in 64 BC (AD 684), the expeditionary force of Arabian South Road built the city, named “Anfa.” Anfang ancient city was very prosperous, is a famous commercial port. But by the middle of the 15th century, it was destroyed by the Portuguese. In 1575, the Portuguese again came here to rebuild a city near the site of the ancient city of Antigua named Casablanca (meaning "white house