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]
The current President of this arrondissement is Abdessadek Morchid (بد الصادق مرشد).
District
[edit]Meetings
[edit]The arrondissement representatives meet 3 times a year, during the first week of january, june and september. These meetings are generally open to the public.
Representatives
[edit]Since the 2021 local elections, the President of the Maarif District is Abdessadek Morchid (عبد الصادق مرشد).
| List of local representatives for Maârif | ||
|---|---|---|
| Abdessadek Morchid | عبد الصادق مرشد | Président of Maârif |
| فاطمة الزهراء البدراوي | Member of the Council | |
| عبد الحق نودير | Member of the Council | |
| هدى سحايل | Member of the Council | |
| البشير كوكي | Member of the Council | |
| هدى عسبي | Member of the Council | |
| يوسف زاهد | Member of the Council | |
| Siham Daghmi | سهام الذغمي | Member of the Council |
| Youssef Fahmi | يوسف فهمي | Member of the Council |
| عبدالقادر حيات | Member of the Council | |
| Mustapha Haikar | مصطفى حيكر | Member of the Council |
| Loubna Cherif Kanouni | لبنى شريف كنوني | Member of the Council |
| Hassan Berkani | حسان بركاني | Member of the Council |
| حسناء بوشروب | Member of the Council | |
| Abdessamad Haikar | عبد الصمد حيكر | Member of the Council |
| اميمة الاصماعي | Member of the Council | |
| Lakhdar Hamdani | لخضر حمداني | Member of the Council |
| حيات الدنكير | Member of the Council | |
| Abdelouahed Chaouki | عبد الواحد شوقي | Member of the Council |
| Abdallah Abaakil | عبدالله ابعقيل | Member of the Council |
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