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Safi

Ancient name
Thymiaterium?
Modern name
Safi
Modern country
Morocco
Safi was already a busy port in the 12th century, serving as the main port for the Almoravids' and Almohads' capital at Morocco (Marrakesh). After the Marinids moved the capital to Fez, it remained a major trade port. It was conquered by the Portuguese in 1488, after Dati's time. Presumably due to the easily confused similarity between the letters f and long s in medieval scripts, the Sfera manuscripts contain spelling variants from safi to fassi. Campbell #1829.
Coordinates
32.28, -9.23

The toponym Safi appears in La Sfera in the following places:

04.04.01

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Map of the location P172

Variant spellings of Safi in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
fassi MB, Ricc1
FASSI Wie1
Saffi Cap1, Clas2, Fo, He3, Luc2, Marc2, Med1, Par2, Parm2, Ricc17
saffi Bal, Fn9, He2, Laur5, Marc1, NB, Pal8, Pnc5, Ricc15, Ricc8
saffy Laur3, Par1
Saffy Per2
safi Ashb7
Safi Magl2
zaffi ME2, Pad1
zafi Magl4
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Safi.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/safi/.