Central Market (Casablanca)
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| Central Market | |
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| Type | market |
| Location | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Coordinates | 33°35′41″N 7°36′43″W / 33.594706°N 7.612006°W |
| Built | 1917 |
  Location of Central Market in Greater Casablanca | |
The Central Market (Arabic: السوق المركزي, French: Marché Central) in Casablanca, Morocco is a marketplace with historical and cultural significance. It is located on Muhammad V Boulevard, among the colonial architecture of the 20th century, facing the Central Market Tramway Station.[1]
The Central Market was designed by Pierre Bousquet, and construction was completed in 1917, on the site of the Casablanca Fair of 1915.[2]
The Central Market was the most important marketplace in Casablanca's European ville nouvelle.
The Moroccan nationalist resistance fighter Muhammad Zarqtuni bombed the Central Market on December 24, 1953, after French forces forced Sultan Muhammad V into exile on August 20, 1953—which was Eid al-Adha.[3]
