One of the oldest sections of Casablanca is located on the north side of the Medina. It was a bastion originally built by the Portuguese in 16th century and was called a scala, or squala. It was renovated in the 18th century.
The top level of Squala houses several cannons and offers a nice view of the city’s fishing port.
Today the place is best known as home to an attractive garden restaurant which is well known for its breakfasts and fine Moroccan meals.
Immediately behind Squala I saw this unusual mosque — unusual in that it was small (shorter than the surrounding buildings), and had a rounded dome, rather than the tall square minarets most mosques in Morocco have.
