Casablanca () is a ward (''

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'') of the city of

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, belonging to the

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Regla Regla () is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (''municipios'' in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. It comprises the town of Regla, located at the bottom of Havana Bay in a former aborigine settlement named ''Guaicanamar'', Loma Modelo ...

. It is situated to the east of the entrance to

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History

In 1762, the year of the capture of Havana by the

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, a suburb of this name already existed. After 1763 navigators of

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and carpenters who repaired merchant ships lived there, and the carpenters established several workshops, in addition to the workshop that was created for the arsenal of the square. In 1846 it had 894 inhabitants and 120 houses. In 1858 its population had already reached 1,061.

Transport

A frequent ferry links Casablanca with the dock at the foot of Santa Clara street in

Old Havana Old Havana () is the city-center (downtown) and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) forming Havana, Cuba. It has the second highest population density in the city and contains the core of the original city of Havana. The positions of the ...

. This is also the western terminus of the

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Naval Base

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's two Rio Damuji-class frigates are stationed here. The base is a short distance from Caribbean Drydock Company SA, a repair and drydock facility.

References

External links

Casablanca history
Wards of Havana {{Cuba-geo-stub