Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer

Coordinates: 34°02′N 6°50′W / 34.033°N 6.833°W / 34.033; -6.833
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Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaër
الرباط سلا زمور زعير
UTC+1 (WEST)
ISO 3166 codeMA-07

Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaër (French pronunciation:

Arabic: الرباط سلا زمور زعير, alribat salaa zumur zaeir, Berber: Errbaṭ-Sla-Zemmur-Zɛir) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in north-western Morocco. It covered an area of 9,580 km2, and had a population of 2,676,754 (2014 census). The capital was Rabat.[1]

Administrative divisions

The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures :

History

Most of the population of this region has historically been concentrated in coastal areas. The first recorded history is centered at

Decumanus Maximus, a forum, a monumental fountain, a triumphal arch, and other ruins.[2]

In the seventeenth century the first regional governmental entity was formed, unifying Rabat and Salé.[3] This regime was the headquarters of Barbary pirates and held sway over a turbulent time.

References

  1. ^ African Cities - Driving the NEPAD Initiative, UN-HABITAT
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan, Chellah, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, 2007 [1]