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.

Sidi Bernoussi سيدي برنوصي
District of Casablanca
Sidi Bernoussi Location in Greater Casablanca
Coordinates: 33°36′26″N 7°30′19″W
Country	Morocco
Region	Casablanca-Settat
Area
• Total	38.59 km2 (14.90 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	453,552
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Economy

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:

• Sidi Bernoussi (arrondissement)
• Hay El-Qods
• Sidi Moumen

Notable people

• Mounir Bahi
• Cheba Maria
• Bouchaib El Moubarki
• Youssef Safri

References