Fès-Boulemane (
Berber
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Ethnic group
* Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa
* Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages
Places
* Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile
People with the surname
* Ady Berber (1913–19 ...
: ⴼⴰⵙ ⴱⵓⵍⵎⴰⵏ, ) was formerly one of the sixteen
regions
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of
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to A ...
from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in an agricultural region of northern Morocco, and borders
Rif Mountains
The Rif or Riff (, ), also called Rif Mountains, is a geographic region in northern Morocco. This mountainous and fertile area is bordered by Cape Spartel and Tangier to the west, by Berkane and the Moulouya River to the east, by the Mediterrane ...
to the north. It covered an area of 19,795 km² and had a population of 1,808,295 (2014 census).
The capital was
Fès. In 2015, it expanded
Taounate
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Taza
Taza ( ber, ⵜⴰⵣⴰ, ar, تازة) is a city in northern Morocco occupying the corridor between the Rif mountains and Middle Atlas mountains, about 120 km east of Fez and 150 km west of Al hoceima. It recorded a population of ...
Provinces (formerly from the
Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate (Berber: ⵜⴰⵣⴰ ⵜⴰⵖⵣⵓⵜ ⵜⴰⵡⵏⴰⵜ, ar, تازة الحسيمة تاونات) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in northern Morocco. It covere ...
Region); and
Meknès Prefecture Meknès Prefecture is a prefecture in the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north a ...
and
El Hajeb and
Ifrane
Ifrane ( Berber: ⵉⴼⵔⴰⵏ; ar, إفران) is a city in the Middle Atlas region of northern Morocco (population 14,659 as of November 2014). The capital of Ifrane Province in the region of Fès-Meknès, Ifrane is located at an elevation of ...
Provinces (formerly from the
Meknès-Tafilalet
Meknès-Tafilalt (Arabic: (''Meknes-Tafilelt''), Berber: ''Meknas-Tafilalt'') was one of the sixteen former regions of Morocco that existed from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in north-central Morocco, bordering Algeria. It covered an area of 79, ...
Region) to form the Region of
Fès-Meknès
Fès-Meknès or Fez-Meknes ( ar, فاس-مكناس, fās maknās; ber, ⴼⴰⵙ-ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, fas mknas) is among the twelve Regions of Morocco. It has a population of 4,236,892 (2014 census). Its capital is Fez. Its current president is M ...
.
Administrative divisions
The region was made up of the following provinces and prefectures :
* Prefecture of
Fès-Dar-Dbibegh
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Moulay Yacoub Province
Moulay Yacoub (Arabic:مولاي يعقوب ) is a province in Fès-Meknès, Morocco. It had a population of 150,422 as per the 2004 census report. The capital is the spa town
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*
Sefrou Province Sefrou ( ar, إقليم صفرو ') is one of the provinces of the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco. It had a population of 259577 as per the Census Report of 2004.
Cities
The major cities and towns are:
* Ain Cheggag
* Bhalil
* El Menzel
* Imou ...
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Boulemane Province
Boulemane Province ( ar, إقليم بولمان) is a province of Morocco, formerly in the Fès-Boulemane Region. The Fès-Boulemane region became part of Fès-Meknès September 2015 by merging Fès-Boulemane with the prefecture of Meknès and ...
Subdivisions
References
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Former regions of Morocco