Safi (ancient Asfi), seaport, western Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is a center for the fishing industry of Morocco and also for the export of phosphates. Pottery is manufactured. Safi is a compactly built, fortified city dominated by a 16th-century ruined castle of the sultans. The city was held by the Portuguese until 1541. Subsequently it came under French control until Morocco became an independent nation in 1956. Population (1994) 376,038.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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