Sidi Bernoussi

Sidi Bernoussi (Arabic: سيدي برنوصي‎) 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.

A 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

سيدي برنوصي
District of Casablanca
Sidi Bernoussi
Location in Greater Casablanca
Coordinates: 33°36′26″N 7°30′19″W
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)


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
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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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