Marrakesh–Safi
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| Country | Morocco | ||
| Capital | Marrakech | ||
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| • Wali | Karim Kassi-Lehlou | ||
| • President | Ahmed Akhchichine | ||
| Population (2014 census) | |||
| • Total | 4,520,569 | ||
| Time zone | WET (UTC+1) | ||
Marrakesh–Safi or Marrakech–Asfi (Arabic: مراكش آسفي, translit. murrākuš āsafi; Berber: ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⵙⴼⵉ) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.[1] Its population in 2014 was 4,520,569.[2] The capital is Marrakesh.[3]
History
Marrakech–Asfi was formed in September 2015 by merging the old region of Marrakech–Tensift–El Haouz with the provinces of Asfi and Youssoufia in Doukkala-Abda region.[3]
In September 2023 the region was struck by a large magnitude 6.9 earthquake that reportedly left over 2,800 people dead and injuring more than 3,000 others.[4][5][6]
Administrative divisions
File:Région de Marrakech-Safi.svg
Provinces of Marrakech-Asfi
The region is made up of the following provinces and prefectures:[2]
- Prefecture of Marrakech
- Al Haouz Province
- Chichaoua Province
- El Kelâa des Sraghna Province
- Essaouira Province
- Rehamna Province
- Safi Province
- Youssoufia Province
References
- ↑ Jounaux.ma Archived 2015-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
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