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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 Mohand Laenser, and its current wali is Said Zniber. History Fès-Meknes was formed in September 2015 by merging Fès-Boulemane with the prefecture of Meknès Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, amknas; french: Meknès) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th c ... and the provinces of El Hajeb and Ifrane (in Meknès-Tafilalet region) and the provinces of Taounate and Taza (in Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region). Administrative divisions The region of Fès-Meknes contains 7 provinces and 2 prefectures: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fès
Fez or Fes (; ar, فاس, fās; zgh, ⴼⵉⵣⴰⵣ, fizaz; french: Fès) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 million according to the 2014 census. Located to the north west of the Atlas Mountains, Fez is linked to several important cities of different regions; it is from Tangier to the northwest, from Casablanca, from Rabat to the west, and from Marrakesh to the southwest. It is surrounded by hills and the old city is centered around the Fez River (''Oued Fes'') flowing from west to east. Fez was founded under Idrisid rule during the 8th-9th centuries CE. It initially consisted of two autonomous and competing settlements. Successive waves of mainly Arab immigrants from Ifriqiya (Tunisia) and al-Andalus (Spain/Portugal) in the early 9th century gave the nascent city its Arab character. After the downfall of the Idrisid dynasty, other empir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fez, Morocco
Fez or Fes (; ar, فاس, fās; zgh, ⴼⵉⵣⴰⵣ, fizaz; french: Fès) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 million according to the 2014 census. Located to the north west of the Atlas Mountains, Fez is linked to several important cities of different regions; it is from Tangier to the northwest, from Casablanca, from Rabat to the west, and from Marrakesh to the southwest. It is surrounded by hills and the old city is centered around the Fez River (''Oued Fes'') flowing from west to east. Fez was founded under Idrisid rule during the 8th-9th centuries CE. It initially consisted of two autonomous and competing settlements. Successive waves of mainly Arab immigrants from Ifriqiya ( Tunisia) and al-Andalus ( Spain/ Portugal) in the early 9th century gave the nascent city its Arab character. After the downfall of the Idrisid dynasty, other e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Morocco
Regions are currently the highest administrative divisions in Morocco. Since 2015, Morocco officially administers 12 regions, including one ( Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab) that lies completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara and two ( Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun) that lie partially within it. The regions are subdivided into a total of 75 second-level administrative divisions, which are prefectures and provinces. A region is governed by a directly elected regional council. The president of the council is responsible for carrying out the council's decisions. Prior to the 2011 constitutional reforms, this was the responsibility of the Wali, the representative of the central government appointed by the King, who now plays a supporting role in the administration of the region. Regions since 2015 On 3 January 2010, the Moroccan government established the Consultative Commission for the Regionalization (CCR), which aimed to decentralize power to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 79,210 km² and record a population of 2,316,865 in the 2014 census. The capital was Meknes. Administrative divisions The region was subdivided into the following prefectures and provinces: * Prefecture of Meknès (now part of the Fès-Meknès Region) * El Hajeb Province (now part of the Fès-Meknès Region) * Errachidia Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region) * Ifrane Province (now part of the Fès-Meknès Region) * Khénifra Province (now part of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region) * Midelt Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Drâa-Tafilalet ( ar, درعة - تافيلالت, darʿa - tāfīlālt; ber, ⴷⵔⴰ ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵍⴰⵍⵜ, drɛa tafilalt) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Hajeb Province
El Hajeb (Arabic: الحاجب ) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Fès-Meknès. Its population in 2004 was 216,38 The major cities and towns are* Agourai * Ain Taoujdate * Ait Boubidmane * El Hajeb El Hajeb ( ar, الحاجب, al-Ḥājib; ) is a city located in the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco. It is the capital of El Hajeb Province and had a population of 27,132 in 2004. El Hajeb is located on the P21 road which can take visitors to Azr ... * Sabaa Aiyoun * Sebt Jahjouh Subdivisions The province is divided administratively into the following: References El Hajeb Province {{FèsMeknès-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taounate Province Taounate ( ar, تاونات) is a province in the Fès-Meknès region. It is situated in northern Morocco, north-east of Fes. It had a population of 668,232 in the 2004 Census. Largest towns *Taounate (32,380 inhabitants) *Bouhouda (26,124) * Tamedit (21,453) * Mkansa (22,705) *Aïn Aïcha (22,575) *Galaz (18,471) *Ghouazi (18,779) *Sidi M'Hamed Ben Lahcen (18,990) *Jbabra (19,076) *Bouarouss (18,495) *Moulay Bouchta (16,602) *Aïn Médiouna (16,410) * Ras el Oued (15,949) * Bouchabel (16,652) *Loulja (16,515) *Ourtzagh Ourtzagh is a town in Taounate Province, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate, Morocco. According to the 2004 census, it has a population of 15,216. References Populated places in Taounate Province Rural communes of Fès-Meknès {{FèsMeknès ... (15,216) * Broumiyene * Beni Kourrab * Bou Adel * Ain Mlallou * Ain Jnane Subdivisions The province is divided administratively into the followin |
