Safi

Also known as Saffi, Asfi

city in Morocco

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Safi is a coastal city in Morocco located on the Atlantic Ocean. It matters as a historic port town that has played an important role in Morocco's trade and maritime activity.

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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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Wikidata facts

Official name: مدينة آسفي
Population: 367249
Elevation: 79
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)
postal code: 46000
native label: ⴰⵙⴼⵉ
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

Safi is a city in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of Safi Province. It recorded a population of 346,000 as of 2024. The city was occupied by the Portuguese Empire from 1488 to 1541, was the center of Morocco's weaving industry, and became a fortaleza of the Portuguese Crown in 1508. Safi is the main fishing port for the country's sardine industry, and also exports phosphates, textiles and ceramics. During the Second World War, Safi was the site of Operation Blackstone, one of the landing sites for Operation Torch.

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