Maârif or El Maârif (Arabic: المعاريف, lit. 'the notables') is a neighborhood of Casablanca, in the Anfa district of the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco. As of 2004 it had 180,394 inhabitants.[1]
Maârif
المعاريف | |
|---|---|
Arrondissement of Casablanca | |
  Maârif Location in Greater Casablanca | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′04″N 7°38′14″W / 33.58444°N 7.63722°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Casablanca-Settat |
| District | Anfa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.4 km2 (4.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 180,394 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
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.[2] In the neighborhood is also located the Mohammed V stadium which holds room for 44'000 spectators.[3]
The novelist Mohamed Zafzaf also lived in the neighborhood.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ 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.