El Maârif district

(El) Maârif is a commercial district of Casablanca, in Morocco. It constitutes an arrondissement of the city of Casablanca, falling under the prefecture of Casablanca-Anfa arrondissements.

In this district are the shopping centre and the famous twin towers called Twin Center, as well as luxury boutiques. It is also the district most frequented by Casablanca's youth. The Maârif district is a middle-class neighbourhood adjoining the wealthy boulevards of Massira, Roudani, Bir Anzarane and Zerktouni (luxury boulevards). This district is therefore a place of social diversity due to the many shops that cater to all budgets as well as a leisure centre composed of prestigious cafés and excellent restaurants, not to mention the best patisseries in Morocco which are found in this district. The most notable monument in the district remains the Mohamed 5 complex where the largest stadium in the Maghreb is located and where national and international competitions take place.