Maarif

Originally, the lower cost of this district, a real village within the city, attracted many Spanish, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, and Armenian immigrants. Maarif is now a bustling shopping district with international brands of sportswear and ‘prêt-à-porter’ clothes outlets, as well as fast food chains, traditional bakeries and Italian trattorias. Maarif also hosts the Musée du Judaïsme Marocain (Museum of Moroccan Judaism). Unique in the Arab world, this museum exhibits finely crafted decorative objects and Judeo-Moroccan manuscripts. It includes a library, a video library and a photo library. Nearby, the Mohamed V stadium fills up for club, national and international football matches. You can also find in the district the Twin Centre, two 377-foot tall towers of 28 floors each that can be visited, which include 100 thousand square feet of office space.