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Arrondissement of Casablanca in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Arrondissement of Casablanca | |
Coordinates: 33°35′04″N 7°38′14″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) |
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]
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