Fez-Meknes () is among the twelve
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 (L ...
. It has a population of 4,236,892 (2014 census).
Its capital is
Fez.
Its current president is Abdelouhed El Ansari, and its current wali (governor) is Mouaad Jamai.
.
History
Fès-Meknes was formed in September 2015 by merging
Fès-Boulemane
Fès-Boulemane () was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in an agricultural region of northern Morocco, and borders Rif Mountains to the north. It covered an area of 19,795 km2 and had a populati ...
with the prefecture of
Meknès
Meknes (, ) 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 century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became the capita ...
and the provinces of El Hajeb and Ifrane (in
Meknès-Tafilalet
Meknès-Tafilalt (Arabic: (''Meknes-Tafilelt'')) 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 pop ...
region) and the provinces of Taounate and Taza (in
Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate () was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in northern Morocco. It covered an area of 24,155 km² and had a population of 1,807,036 (2014 census). The capital was Al Hoceima.
I ...
region).
Administrative divisions
The region of Fès-Meknes contains 7 provinces and 2 prefectures:
References
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