| Maârif المعاريف | |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement of Casablanca | |
 Casablanca Twin Center from boulevard Al Massira Al Khadra. | |
  Maârifالمعاريف | |
| Coordinates: 33°34′12″N 7°38′09″W / 33.57000°N 7.63583°W / 33.57000; -7.63583 | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Casablanca-Settat |
| Préfecture | Casablanca |
| Population | |
| • 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.
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.
It shares the same name as its neighborhood, Maârif, which is located in the center of the city.
History
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. In the neighborhood is also located the Mohammed V stadium which holds room for 44'000 spectators.
The novelist Mohamed Zafzaf also lived in the neighborhood.
Demography
According to the 2024 General Census of Population and Housing by the High Commission for Planning, Maârif has 139,669 inhabitants..
| Date | Population |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 179 296 |
| 2004 | 180 394 |
| 2014 | 170 689 |
| 2024 | 139 669 |
References
- 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
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