Marrakesh–Safi
مراكش آسفي (Arabic) | |
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Coordinates: 31°37′N 8°0′W / 31.617°N 8.000°W | |
Country | Morocco |
Capital | Marrakech |
Government | |
• Wali | Karim Kassi-Lehlou |
• President | Ahmed Akhchichine |
Population (2014 census) | |
• Total | 4,520,569 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WET) |
Marrakesh–Safi or Marrakech–Asfi (Arabic: مراكش آسفي, romanized: murrākuš āsafi) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.[1] Its population in 2014 was 4,520,569.[2] The capital is Marrakesh.[3]
History
[edit]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 injured more than 3,000 others.[4]
Administrative divisions
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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
[edit]- ^ Jounaux.ma Archived 2015-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354" (pdf). Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in Arabic). Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ^ a b "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead as tremors felt in several regions". BBC News. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- Michaelson, Ruth (2023-09-10). "Morocco earthquake: at least 2,000 dead and thousands more injured". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- Edmondson, Catie; Alami, Aida; Breeden, Aurelien; Méheut, Constant (2023-09-09). "Powerful Earthquake Shakes Morocco, Killing More Than 2,000". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-10.