Casablanca-Settat

In Arabic الدار البيضاء سطات and in Berber ⵜⵉⴳⵎⵉ ⵜⵓⵎⵍⵉⵍⵜ-ⵙⵟⵟⴰⵜ the region around Casablanca on the Atlantic coast is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It was formed in September 2015 by merging Grand Casablanca with the provinces of El Jadida and Sidi Bennour in Doukkala-Abda region and the provinces of Benslimane, Berrechid and Settat in Chaouia-Ouardigha region. Located on the Atlantic coast, it is mostly coastal plains divided into two parts by the Oum Er-Rbia River. The plain east of the river is named Chaouia, the plain west Doukkala. Located on the rainy side of the Atlas the region has rivers, dams, irrigation and well-developed agriculture. But the economic backbone of the region is services and industry, the region accounts for 32% of Morocco’s GDP.

The lowland is unsuitable for caves, even cellars and other subterranea are sparse. The caves at Oualida are sea caves, the other site is a historic cistern.