Meknès-Tafilalet

Meknès-Tafilalet مكناس تافيلالت
—  Region  —
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 33°53′N 5°33′W / 33.883°N 5.55°W / 33.883; -5.55Coordinates: 33°53′N 5°33′W / 33.883°N 5.55°W / 33.883; -5.55
Country	Morocco
Capital	Meknès
Government
• Wali	Mohamed Faouzi
Area
• Total	79,210 km2 (30,580 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	2,141,527
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+1)

Meknès-Tafilalet (Berber: Meknas-Tafilalt) is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco.^[1] It is situated in north-central Morocco, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 79,210 km² and has a population of 2,141,527 (2004 census).^[2] The capital is Meknès.

History

Considerable prehistory is evidenced within the region, notably the runed ancient city of Volubilis, which was originally settled by Phoenicians and Romans.^[3]

Administrative divisions

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

• Prefecture of Al Ismaïlia
• Prefecture of Meknès-El Menzeh
• El Hajeb Province
• Errachidia Province
• Ifrane Province
• Khénifra Province

See also

• Tizguit Valley

References

External links

• City Meknes

v t e Meknes-Tafilalet region Capital: Meknes Provinces El Hajeb Province · Errachidia Province · Ifrane Province · Khenifra Province · Meknes province Cities Aghbalou Nssardane · Agourai · Aguelmouss · Ain Jemaa · Ain Karma · Ain Leuh · Ain Taoujdat · Ait Ishaq · Alnif · Amalou Ighriben · Aoufous · Arfoud · Azrou · Bouderbala · Boudnib · Boumia · El Hajeb · El Kbab · Errachidia · Goulmima · Gourrama · Had Bouhssoussen · Hadj Kaddour · Ifran · Itzer · Jorf · Kahf Nsour · Kerrouchen · Khenifra · Meknes · Mhaya · Midelt · Moulay Bouazza · Moulay Driss zarhoun · M'Rirt · Nzalat · Errich · Rissani · Sabaa Aiyoun · Sebt Jahjouh · Sidi Addi · Souk EL Had · Tighassaline · Tighza · Timahdite · Tinjdad · Tounfite · Zaida

v t e Regions of Morocco Chaouia-Ouardigha · Doukkala-Abda · Fès-Boulemane · Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen · Grand Casablanca · Guelmim-Es Semara · Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra · Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz · Meknès-Tafilalet · Oriental · Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira · Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer · Souss-Massa-Draâ · Tadla-Azilal · Tangier-Tétouan · Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate Regions in italics fall in part in the Moroccan administered areas of Western Sahara.

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