Aïn Chock ( ar, عين الشق ) is a district, arrondissement and southern suburb of
Casablanca, in the
Casablanca-Settat
Casablanca-Settat ( ar, الدار البيضاء - سطات, ad-dār al-bayḍāʾ - siṭṭāt; ber, ⴰⵏⴼⴰ - ⵙⵟⵟⴰⵜ, anfa - sṭṭat) is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 20,166 km² ...
region of
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria ...
, on the road to
El Jadida
El Jadida (, ; originally known in Berber as Maziɣen or Mazighen; known in Portuguese as Mazagão) is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, located 96 km south of the city of Casablanca, in the province of El Jadida and the ...
. It is known for hosting the faculties of the
Hassan II University. The district covers an area of 28.89 square kilometres (14.5 square miles), and as of 2004 had 253,496 inhabitants.
The district contains one arrondissement, also named Aïn Chock.
References
Districts of Casablanca
Arrondissements of Casablanca
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