Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz is one of the sixteen
regions of MoroccoRegions of Morocco As part of a 1997 decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature 16 new regions were created. It is the current highest administrative division of Morocco. The regions are subdivided into a total of 61 second-order administrative divisions, which are prefectures...
. It is situated in central Morocco. It covers an area of 31,160 km² and has a population of 3,102,652 (2004 census). The capital is
MarrakechMarrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Red City", is an important and former imperial city in Morocco...
.
The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures :
- Prefecture of Marrakech Medina
- Prefecture of Marrakech Menara
- Prefecture of Sidi Youssef Ben Ali
- Province of Al Haouz
Al Haouz is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz. Its population in 2004 is 484,312 The major cities and towns are: * Ait Ourir* Amizmiz* Ghmate* Lalla Takarkoust* My Brahim* Sidi Abdallah Ghiat* Tahannaout...
- Province of Chichaoua
Chichaoua is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz. Its population in 2004 is 339,818 The major cities and towns are: * Chichaoua* Imintanoute* Sid L Mokhtar...
- Province of El Kelâat Es-Sraghna
- Province of Essaouira
Essaouira is an isolated city in the western Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz , on the Atlantic coast.-History:...
This region contains some of the richest ancient history in
North AfricaNorth Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa.Geopolitically, the UN definition of Northern Africa includes the following seven countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia,Mauritania, and...
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Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz is one of the sixteen
regions of MoroccoRegions of Morocco As part of a 1997 decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature 16 new regions were created. It is the current highest administrative division of Morocco. The regions are subdivided into a total of 61 second-order administrative divisions, which are prefectures...
. It is situated in central Morocco. It covers an area of 31,160 km² and has a population of 3,102,652 (2004 census). The capital is
MarrakechMarrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Red City", is an important and former imperial city in Morocco...
.
The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures :
- Prefecture of Marrakech Medina
- Prefecture of Marrakech Menara
- Prefecture of Sidi Youssef Ben Ali
- Province of Al Haouz
Al Haouz is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz. Its population in 2004 is 484,312 The major cities and towns are: * Ait Ourir* Amizmiz* Ghmate* Lalla Takarkoust* My Brahim* Sidi Abdallah Ghiat* Tahannaout...
- Province of Chichaoua
Chichaoua is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz. Its population in 2004 is 339,818 The major cities and towns are: * Chichaoua* Imintanoute* Sid L Mokhtar...
- Province of El Kelâat Es-Sraghna
- Province of Essaouira
Essaouira is an isolated city in the western Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz , on the Atlantic coast.-History:...
History
This region contains some of the richest ancient history in
North AfricaNorth Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa.Geopolitically, the UN definition of Northern Africa includes the following seven countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia,Mauritania, and...
. Notably the
PhoeniciaPhoenicia what is now modern day Lebanon, was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal regions of modern day Lebanon, extending to parts of Israel, Syria and Palestine...
n settlement of Mogador, originally excavated by
André JodinAndré Jodin is an archaeologist known for explorations and excavations in North Africa, especially in Morocco.Jodin – who typically signed his publications as A. Jodin – directed excavations at a number of significant sites, including Volubilis in north-east Morocco, and Mogador on...
is along the coast at modern day Essaouira.
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