Maârif
Maârif المعاريف | |
|---|---|
Arrondissement of Casablanca | |
 Casablanca Twin Center from boulevard Al Massira Al Khadra. | |
  Maârif المعاريف Location in Greater Casablanca | |
| Coordinates: 33°34′12″N 7°38′09″W / 33.57000°N 7.63583°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Casablanca-Settat |
| Préfecture | Casablanca |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 139,669 |
| Geocode | 06.141.01.03 |
Maârif or El Maârif (Arabic: المعاريف, lit. 'the notables') is one of the 16 arrondissements of Casablanca, the biggest city of the Casablanca-Settat region and of Morocco. As of 2024, it had 139,669 inhabitants.[1]
It is bounded to the north by boulevard d'Anfa and Mohamed Zerktouni, to the east by avenue 2 Mars and Nador, to the south by the Casablanca urban highway, and to the west by boulevard Ghandi and Route d'El Jadida.[2]
It shares the same name as its neighborhood, Maârif, which is located in the center of the city.
History
[edit]In 1949, the musician Salim Halali settled in Morocco and transformed an old café in Maârif into a prestigious cabaret, Le Coq d'Or, where Warda Al-Jazairia and El-Haja El-Hamdaouia performed.[3] In the neighborhood is also located the Mohammed V stadium which holds room for 44'000 spectators.[4]
The novelist Mohamed Zafzaf also lived in the neighborhood.[5]
Demography
[edit]According to the 2024 General Census of Population and Housing by the High Commission for Planning, Maârif has 139,669 inhabitants..[6]
| Date | Population |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 179 296 |
| 2004 | 180 394 |
| 2014 | 170 689 |
| 2024 | 139 669 |
References
[edit]- ^ RGPH 2024
- ^ Rapport justificatif. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024.
- ^ HAJJAM, Anis. "Hamdaouia, les flammes d'une belle âme". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ MD (2022-05-06). "Casablanca bekommt ein neues Stadion mit 100.000 Plätzen". Marokko Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ الإخبارية, تارودانت الآن (2022-03-24). "الدار البيضاء.. افتتاح المركب الثقافي "محمد زفزاف" بالمعاريف يوم السبت المقبل | تارودانت الآن الإخبارية". taroudantalaan.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ RGPH 2024