Souss-Massa-Drâa
Souss-Massa-Drâa
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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 tasoussit variant of Tashelhit.[citation needed
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Administrative divisions
The region was made up of the following provinces and prefectures:
- Prefecture of Agadir-Ida-Ou Tanane (now part of the Souss-MassaRegion)
- Préfecture of Inezgane-Ait Melloul (now part of the Souss-MassaRegion)
- Shtouka Ait Baha Province (now part of the Souss-MassaRegion)
- 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)[citation needed]
External links
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