Regions of Morocco

Regions of Morocco - As part of a 1997 decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature 16 new regions (provided below) were created (capitals in parentheses). It is the current highest administrative division of Morocco. Due to Moroccan military occupation of Western Sahara, several regions are not considered its internationally-understood territory. The Free Zone, east of the Moroccan Wall, is administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic; the Kingdom of Morocco claims this as their Southern Provinces. These regions are in italics: Military occupation occurs where territory belonging to one country falls under the control and authority of the armed forces of a belligerent or enemy country following an invasion or annexation. ... The Free Zone is in yellow on the map. ... System of the Moroccan Walls in Western Sahara (territory outside them in yellow) The Moroccan Wall is a 2,720 km-long system of defensive walls/berms, running mainly through Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara. ... The Saharawi (or Sahrawi) Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is the long-form English translation of the government of Western Sahara (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الدمقرطية, Spanish: República Arabe Saharaui Democrática). ... The Moroccan name for Western Sahara. ...

1. Chaouia-Ouardigha (Settat)
2. Doukkala-Abda (Safi)
3. Fès-Boulemane (Fès)
4. Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen (Kénitra)
5. Grand Casablanca (Casablanca)
6. Guelmim-Es Semara (Guelmim)
7. Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra (Laâyoune)
8. Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz (Marrakesh)
9. Meknès-Tafilalet (Meknès)
10. Oriental (Oujda)
11. Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira (Dakhla)
12. Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer (Rabat)
13. Souss-Massa-Draâ (Agadir)
14. Tadla-Azilal (Béni Mellal)
15. Tangier-Tétouan (Tangier)
16. Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate (Al Hoceima)

Settat is a little town near Casablanca. ... Asfi (french Safi) is a city located in western Morocco, by the Atlantic Ocean. ... ... Casablanca from space A view on the Boulevard de Paris in central Casablanca Casablanca (classical Arabic name: الدار البيضاء, transliterated , the white house, dar beïda in dialectal Moroccan Arabic) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. ... Guelmim, also spelt Goulimine or Guelmin, is a town in Morocco. ... El-Aaiún or Laâyoune (Arabic: العيون, transliterated al-`ayÅ«n), is the unofficial capital of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony now mostly controlled and occupied by Morocco. ... Marrakech (مراكش marrākish), known as the Pearl of the South, is a city in southwestern Morocco in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. ... Meknes is a city in northern Morocco 130 kilometres from the capital Rabat and 60 kilometres from Fes. ... Oujda is a city in eastern Morocco with an estimated population of half a million inhabitants. ... Dakhla, or Ad Dakhla (formerly Villa Cisneros), is a city in Western Sahara with about 30,000 inhabitants. ... For the Maltese city on Gozo Island which can also be called Rabat, see Victoria, Malta. ... Agadir Agadir Agadir ( اكادير in arabic) is a city in southwest Morocco, capital of the Souss-Massa-Dra region. ... Tangier, Morocco Tangier (Tanja طنچة in Berber and Arabic, Tánger in Spanish, and Tanger in French), is a city of northern Morocco with a population of 669,685 (2004 census). ... Al Hoceima is a port in the Rif, and its main city. ...

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