Safí

Also known as Saffi, Asfi

ciudad en Marruecos

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Safi is a city in Morocco, situated in the Safi Province and the Marrakech-Safi region. It serves as the capital of both the province and the Doukkala-Abda region. The city is located next to the Atlantic Ocean and has an elevation of 79 meters above sea level. Its official name is مدينة آسفي, with native labels including ‫آسفي‬ and ⴰⵙⴼⵉ.

The population of Safi is 367,249, comprising 85,929 households. The city is twinned with Setúbal, Ali Sabieh, Montereau, and Boulogne-sur-Mer. It owns the Stade El Massira. The postal code for the area is 46000, and the license plate code is 54.

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Place details

Locality: Pachalik de Safi باشوية آسفي
Region: Marrakech-Safi ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ-ⴰⵙⴼⵉ مراكش-أسفي
Country: Maroc ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ المغرب
Population: 336,883
Timezone: Africa/Casablanca

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PM2.5: 19.7 µg/m³
PM10: 39.7 µg/m³

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: مدينة آسفي
Country: Portuguese Empire
Located in: Safi Province
Population: 367249
Elevation: 79
Body of water: Atlantic Ocean
Capital of: Safi Province
Official website: communesafi.ma/ar/publications
Image: منظر بانورامي لآسفي من هضبة سيدي بوزيد.jpg
Households: 85929
Licence plate code: 54

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Commons category: Safi (Morocco)
topic's main category: Category:Safi, Morocco
twinned administrative body: Montereau-Fault-Yonne
category for people born here: Q18176291
category of associated people: Category:People from Safi, Morocco
postal code: 46000
native label: ⴰⵙⴼⵉ
owner of: Stade El Massira
P12749: Creuse

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Travel guide

Understand

The town is locally pronounced as "Asfi".

Safi is the main fishing port for the country's sardine industry. The town also has exports for phosphates, textiles and ceramics. It is certainly an industrial town, with a considerably smaller tourist trade.

You will likely encounter guides offering their services around the major tourist spots. You may find them helpful for navigation and to get an all-around understanding of the city and its history.

Eat

Being a coastal city, fresh seafood is a common dish. There are also tagines, a slow cooked stew, harira, a traditional soup, and couscous.

Go next

Head south to Essaouira, a coastal city which was once a hippie hangout

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Article · Español

Safí, Safin o Asfé (en árabe, أسفي‎, en lenguas bereberes, ⴰⵙⴼⵉ, en francés, Safi) es una ciudad situada al oeste de Marruecos en el Océano Atlántico. La capital de la provincia de Safí, registró una población de 308.508 habitantes en el censo marroquí de 2014. La ciudad estuvo bajo el protectorado del Imperio portugués de 1488 a 1541, fue el centro de la industria textil del país y se convirtió en la fortaleza de la corona portuguesa en 1508. Safi es el principal puerto pesquero de la industria de la sardina del país, y también exporta fosfatos, textiles y cerámica. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Safí fue uno de los sitios de desembarco de la Operación Torch.

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