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Souss Massa Drâa

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Country
  
Morocco

Abolished
  
September 2015

Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Created
  
1997

Capital
  
Agadir

Area
  
70,880 km²

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Points of interest
  
Todgha Gorge, Souss‑Massa National Park, Bahia Palace, Menara gardens, Koutoubia Mosque

Destinations
  
Agadir, Ouarzazate, Zagora, M'Hamid El Ghizlane, Taroudant

Souss-Massa-Drâa (Arabic: سوس ماسة درعة‎‎) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It covered an area of 70,880 km² and had a population of 3,601,917 (2014 census). The capital is Agadir. One of the major languages spoken in this region of Morocco is Tashelhit.

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Map of Souss-Massa-Draa, Morocco

In 2005, Rachid Filali became the Wali of Souss-Massa-Drâa.

Administrative divisions

The region was made up of the following provinces and prefectures:

  • Prefecture of Agadir-Ida-Ou Tanane (now part of the Souss-Massa Region)
  • Préfecture of Inezgane-Aït Melloul (now part of the Souss-Massa Region)
  • Chtouka Aït Baha Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region)
  • Ouarzazate Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region)
  • Sidi Ifni Province (since 2009; now part of the Guelmim-Oued Noun Region)
  • Taroudant Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region)
  • Tinghir Province (since 2009; now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region)
  • Tiznit Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region)
  • Zagora Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region)

    • References

    Souss-Massa-Drâa Wikipedia
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