Little Maghreb
| Little Maghreb (Arab Town) Le Petit Maghreb | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | |
  Little Maghreb (Arab Town) Location of Downtown Montreal | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′47″N 73°35′41″W / 45.562930°N 73.594753°WCoordinates: 45°33′47″N 73°35′41″W / 45.562930°N 73.594753°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Montreal |
| Borough | Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension |
Little Maghreb (French: Petit Maghreb) is a neighbourhood in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal. The neighbourhood is centered on fifteen blocks of Jean Talon Street stretching from Saint Michel Boulevard in the West to Pie-IX Boulevard in the East.[1] North African merchants in the area have joined together to create a Little Maghreb identity for the neighbourhood, in the same way as Chinatown had become a symbol for Chinese Montrealers, and Little Italy had become the focal point of the city's Italian community.[2] This neighbourhood is the first of its kind in North America.[3]
Originally a part of the Saint-Michel neighbourhood, the late 1990s marked the beginning of the neighbourhood's North African flavour. This was a product of the opening of the Dar Al-Arkam Mosque on the corner of Jean-Talon and 17th Avenue and the arrival of thousands of immigrants from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.[4]
Little Maghreb is served by the Saint-Michel Metro station on the Blue Line.
References
- ↑ DeWolf, Christopher (2008-01-10). "Welcome to Little Maghreb". Spacing Montreal. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ↑ Saint-Pierre, Brigitte (2007-08-28). "Macadam - Le Petit Maghreb". Société (in French). Le Devoir. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ↑ Pelletier-Legros, Marie-Luce (2007-04-02). "Premier pas vers un grand rêve". Journal de St-Michel (in French) (Transcontinental). Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ↑ "A slice of North Africa". The Gazette (Montreal). 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
