Sidi Bernoussi
سيدي البرنوصي
District of Casablanca
Sidi Bernoussi is located in Greater Casablanca
Sidi Bernoussi
Sidi Bernoussi
Location in Greater Casablanca
Coordinates: 33°36′26″N 7°30′19″W / 33.60722°N 7.50528°W / 33.60722; -7.50528
Country Morocco
RegionCasablanca-Settat
Area
 • Total38.59 km2 (14.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total453,552
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Sidi Bernoussi (Arabic: سيدي البرنوصي) is a district and suburb of northeastern Casablanca, in the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco. The district covers an area of 38.59 square kilometres (14.9 square miles) and as of 2010 had 503,522 inhabitants.[1] It contains the football club Rachad Bernoussi, established in 1961.

The water tower of Sidi Bernoussi, Casablanca, Morocco.
A photograph of Boulevard Souhaib Arroumi in Sidi Bernoussi, Casablanca, Morocco. It features a water tower that is considered a landmark of Sidi Bernoussi.


Economy

A night photograph of Boulevard Souhaib Arroumi in Sidi Bernoussi, Casablanca, Morocco. It features a water tower that is considered a landmark of Sidi Bernoussi.

Sidi Bernoussi is one of the first districts that has opted for Aswaq Namoudajia ( a kind of modernized souk that gathers informal street merchants). One of them is near Almoukhtar Essoussi High School, and another one is near Alfirdaous Mosque.[2]

Subdivisions

The district is divided into two arrondissements:

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "La Préfecture de Casablanca (in French)". Casablanca.ma. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ^ "باعة جائلون يزحفون على أسواق نموذجية بالبيضاء". Hespress (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-02-09.


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