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The 12
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 ...
are subdivided into 75 second-level administrative subdivisions, the Prefectures and provinces. There are 13
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. Each prefecture or province is subdivided into
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s (only in prefectures of some
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),
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(''communes'', sing. ''commune'') or urban municipalities (''communes urbaines'', sing. ''commune urbaine'') in other
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s, and
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s (''cercles'', sing. ''cercle'') in rural areas. The districts are subdivided into rural municipalities (''communes rurales'', sing. ''commune rural''). One prefecture (
Casablanca Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
) is also subdivided into ''préfectures d'arrondissements'' (sing. ''préfecture d'arrondissements''), similar to districts (''cercles'') except they are grouping a few arrondissements instead of rural municipalities. Note: The arrondissements and (urban) municipalities should probably be thought of as fourth-level subdivisions, on the same level as the rural municipalities, but they are not part of any district.


List of prefectures and provinces


Seats / Headquarters


Mainland Morocco


Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region

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M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture M'diq-Fnideq () is a prefecture in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. It covers an area of and recorded a population of 209,897 in the 2014 Moroccan census. The seat of the prefecture is M'diq. Geography M'diq-Fnideq borders Fahs-Anjra Provinc ...
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Tangier-Assilah Prefecture The prefecture of Tangier-Asilah () is a largely urban subdivision of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the ...
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Al Hoceïma Province El Hoceïma () is a province in the region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. Its population in 2014 was 399.654 The major cities and towns are* Ait Kamra * Ajdir * Al Hoceima * Bni Bouayach * Bni Boufrah * Bni Hadifa * Imzouren * Issaguen * ...
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Chefchaouen Province Chefchaouen () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. Demographics According to the 2014 Moroccan census, national census in Morocco, the province has more than 457,432 inhabitants. The population is ...
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Larache Province Larache () is a province in the Moroccan region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima () is the northernmost of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 15,090 km2 and recorded a population of 4 030 222 in the ...
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Ouezzane Province Ouezzane () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima with the capital being Ouezzane. Subdivisions The province is divided administratively into the following Municipalities and communes of Morocco, municipalities ...
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Tétouan Province Tétouan () is a province in the Moroccan region of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma. Its population in 2004 was 613,506. The major cities and towns are* Dar Bni Karrich * Karia * Oued Laou * Tétouan Subdivisions The province is divided admini ...


Oriental Region

* Prefecture of
Oujda-Angad Oujda (, ) is a major city in northeast Morocco near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of 506,224 people (2024 census). It is located about west of the Moroccan ...
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Berkane Province Berkane Province (Arabic: بَركان) is located in northeastern Morocco in the Oriental region. It is bounded by the Mediterranean to its north, the Kiss Oued (Moroccan-Algerian border) and Oujda Prefecture in the east, Nador Province to the ...
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Driouch Province Driouch Province () is a province in Morocco that was formed in 2009 by dividing the Nador Province into two parts, all falling under the Oriental (Morocco), Oriental administrative region of northeastern Morocco. The province of Driouch has a po ...
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Figuig Province The Figuig Province (Arabic: إقليم فكيك) is a province in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Its capital is Bouarfa. It recorded a population of 138,325 in the 2014 Moroccan census, up from 129,430 in 2004. The major cities and towns are: ...
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Jerada Province Jerada (Arabic: جرادة) is a province in the Oriental (Morocco), Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2004 was 105,840. The major cities and towns are: * Ain Bni Mathar * Jerada * Oued Heimer * Sidi Boubker, Jerada Province, Sidi Bou ...
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Nador Province Nador () is a province in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2014 was 564,943. It is situated east from Driouch Province and west from Berkane Province. Major cities and towns The major cities and towns are: * Al Aaroui * ...
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Taourirt Province Taourirt () is a province in the Oriental (Morocco), Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2004 is 206,762 The major cities and towns are: * Debdou * El Aioun Sidi Mellouk * Taourirt, Morocco, Taourirt Subdivisions The province is divide ...


Fès-Meknès Region

* Prefecture of
Fès Fez () or Fes (; ) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fez-Meknes administrative region. It is one of the largest cities in Morocco, with a population of 1.256 million, according to the 2024 census. Located to the nort ...
* 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 ...
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Boulemane Province Boulemane Province () 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 the provinces of El Hajeb and ...
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El Hajeb Province El Hajeb (Arabic: الحاجب) is a province in the Morocco, 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 * Sabaa Aiyoun * Sebt Jahjo ...
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Ifrane Province Ifrane () is a province in the Moroccan region of Fès-Meknès. Its population in 2013 was 156,038 The major cities and towns are:https://archive.today/20121216134403/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-6464&srt= ...
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Sefrou Province Sefrou () is one of the provinces of the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco. It had a population of 259,577 as per the Census Report of 2004. Cities The major cities and towns are: * Ain Cheggag * Bhalil * El Menzel * Imouzzer Kandar * Ribate El Khei ...
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Taounate Province Taounate () 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) * M ...
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Taza Province Taza () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan region of Fès-Meknès. Its population at the 2014 Census was 516,889. The major cities and towns are* Ajdir, Taza * Aknoul * Matmata, Morocco, Matmata * Oued Amlil * Oulad Zbair * Tahla, Morocco, Ta ...
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Moulay Yacoub Province Moulay Yacoub () is a province in Fès-Meknès, Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to th ...


Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region

* Prefecture of
Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ) is the Capital (political), capital city of Morocco and the List of cities in Morocco, country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. ...
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Salé Salé (, ) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the right bank of the Bou Regreg river, opposite the national capital Rabat, for which it serves as a commuter town. Along with some smaller nearby towns, Rabat and Salé form together a single m ...
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Kénitra Province Kenitra Province () is a province in the Morocca's north-western economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Its population in 2014 is 1,067,435. It covers 3,052 square kilometers. The major cities and towns are: * Arbaoua * Kenitra * Lalla Mimoun ...
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Khémisset Province Khémisset () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Its population in 2004 was 521,81 The town was founded in 1924 on the site of a military outpost on the road from Rabat to Fez, Morocco, Fes; now a provin ...
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Sidi Kacem Province Sidi Kacem () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. The capital is Sidi Kacem. The population of the province in 2004 was 489,422 and it recorded a population of 522,270 in the 2014 Moroccan census.
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Sidi Slimane Province Sidi Slimane () is a province of Morocco in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra economic region. It covers an area of and its population in the 2004 census was 292,877. citing the ''Le Matin du Sahara et du Maghreb'' newspaper's report of a Gharb-Chrarda-B� ...


Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region

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Azilal Province Azilal () is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra Béni Mellal-Khénifra () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, covering an area of 28,374 km2, and recorded a population of 2,520,776 in the 2014 Moroccan cens ...
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Béni-Mellal Province Béni-Mellal () is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. Its population in 2004 was 946,018 The instagram mapper "Hatim" reportedly is from there Geography Béni Mellal Province is located in the Atlas Mountains with a p ...
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Fquih Ben Salah Province Fquih Ben Salah () is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra Béni Mellal-Khénifra () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, covering an area of 28,374 km2, and recorded a population of 2,520,776 in the 2014 Morocc ...
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Khénifra Province Khénifra () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. was 511,53 The major cities and towns are* Aguelmous * Aït Ishaq * Amalou Ighriben * El Kbab * Had Bouhssoussen * Kehf Nsour * Kerrouchen * Khenifra * Moulay Bo ...
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Khouribga Province Khouribga () is a province of Morocco in the region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. It has a population of 499,144 people, with a majority from Arab Arabs (,  , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and Nor ...


Casablanca-Settat Region

* Prefecture of
Casablanca Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
** Prefecture of arrondissements of Casablanca Anfa ** Prefecture of arrondissements of Al Fida - Mers Sultan ** Prefecture of arrondissements of Aïn Sebaâ - Hay Mohammadi ** Prefecture of arrondissement of
Hay Hassani Hay Hassani () is a district, arrondissement and suburb of southwestern Casablanca, in the Berrechid Province of the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of Nor ...
** Prefecture of arrondissement of Aïn Chock ** Prefecture of arrondissements of
Sidi Bernoussi Sidi Bernoussi () is a district and suburb of northeastern Casablanca, in the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco. The district covers an area of 38.59 square kilometres (14.9 square miles) and as of 2010 had 503,522 inhabitants. It contains the f ...
** Prefecture of arrondissements of Ben M'Sick ** Prefecture of arrondissements of Moulay Rachid * Prefecture of
Mohammedia Mohammedia (), known until 1960 as Fedala (), is a port city on the west coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most important oil refinery of Morocco, Samir Refinery, which makes it the cen ...
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Ben Slimane Province Benslimane () in a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat Region. The province had a population of around 199,612 people in 2004 and covers an area of around 2,760 km². Subdivisions The province is divided administratively into the f ...
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Berrechid Province Berrechid Province () is a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat Region. The province had a population of 484,518 people in 2014.El Jadida Province El Jadida Province () is a province of Morocco, located in the region of Casablanca-Settat. The province takes its name from the chief city of El Jadida. Its population in 2006 was 1,128,098. History The El Jadida province was created on 10 J ...
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Médiouna Province Médiouna () is a province in the Moroccan region of Casablanca-Settat Casablanca-Settat () is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 20,166 km2 and recorded a population of 7,688,967 in th2024 Moroccan censu ...
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Nouaceur Province Nouaceur (; ) is a province in the Moroccan region of Casablanca-Settat. Its population in 2004 was 236,119. Its major town is Bouskoura, although the administrative centre is Nouaceur. Mohammed V International Airport is in Nouaceur. In 200 ...
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Settat Province Settat () is a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat Regions of Morocco, Region. The province had a population of 956,904 people in 2004. The Wali (administrative title), Wali (governor) of the region is Bouchaib El Moutawakkil. The majo ...
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Sidi Bennour Province Sidi Bennour Province (Berber languages, Berber : ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⴰⴱⵉ ⵉⵏⵏⵓⵔ ) is one of the Territorial organization of Morocco, Moroccan provinces on the western coast of the country. It was named after Abu Yeno ...


Marrakech-Safi Region

* Prefecture of
Marrakech Marrakesh or Marrakech (; , ) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi Regions of Morocco, region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mounta ...
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Al Haouz Province Al Haouz () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi Marrakesh-Safi () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.Chichaoua Province Chichaoua () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 339,81 The major cities and towns are* Chichaoua * Sidi Zouine * Imintanoute, Imintanut * Sid L Mokhtar, Sid L Mukhtar Earthquake In Septem ...
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El Kelâat Es-Sraghna Province EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, fami ...
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Essaouira Province Essaouira () is a province in the Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 452,97 The major cities and towns are* Ait Daoud * El Hanchane * Essaouira Essaouira ( ; ), known until the 1960s as Mogador (, or ), is a port ...
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Rehamna Province Rehamna () or Rhamna is a province in the Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2014 was 315,077. Subdivisions The 23 rural communes are attached to 7 caidats, themselves part of 2 circles: * circle of Rehamna ** caidat of Oulad T ...
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Safi Province Safi Province () is a province of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has la ...
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Youssoufia Province Youssoufia Province () is a province of Morocco in the Marrakesh-Safi Marrakesh-Safi () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.


Drâa-Tafilalet Region

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Errachidia Province Errachidia () is a Provinces of Morocco, province located in eastern central Morocco in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet, Dra-Tafilalt. Errachidia is bordered by Algeria to the southeast and by the Moroccan provinces of Figuig Province, Figig to the ...
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Midelt Province Midelt () is a province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's ...
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Ouarzazate Province Ouarzazate Province () is a province in the administrative region of Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco. Its population in 2004 was 499,980. The major cities and towns are: * Ouarzazate * Skoura * Tabounte * Taznakht __TOC__ Subdivisions The province is ...
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Tinghir Province Tinghir Province () is a Provinces of Morocco, province of Morocco in the Drâa-Tafilalet Region. The province had a population of 322,412 people in 2014.Zagora Province Zagora () is a province in the Moroccan region of Drâa-Tafilalet. Its population in 2004 was 283,368. The major cities and towns are:Souss-Massa Region

* Prefecture of
Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane Agadir (, ; ) is a major city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settle ...
* Prefecture of
Inezgane-Aït Melloul Inezgane-Aït Melloul (Berber: ''Inezgan Ayt Mellul'') is a prefecture of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and t ...
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Chtouka Aït Baha Province Chtouka Aït Baha () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Souss-Massa. Its population in 2004 was 297,245 The major cities and towns are* Ait Baha * Biougra * Massa, Morocco, Massa Subdivisions The province is divided adminis ...
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Taroudant Province Taroudant () is a province in the Moroccan region of Souss-Massa. Its population in 2004 was 780,661. The major cities and towns are: * Ait Iaaza * Aoulouz * El Guerdane * Irherm * Oulad Berhil * Oulad Teima * Taliouine * Taroudant Tarou ...
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Tata Province Tata () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Souss-Massa. Its population in 2004 was 121,618. The major cities and towns are: * Akka, Morocco, Akka * Fam El Hisn * Foum Zguid * Tata, Morocco, Tata Subdivisions The province ...
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Tiznit Province Tiznit () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Souss-Massa. Its population in 2004 was 344,831. The major cities and towns are: * Tafraout * Tiznit Subdivisions The province is divided administratively into the following municipalit ...


Western Sahara (most under '' de facto'' Moroccan administration)

Most of Western Sahara is administered ''de facto'' by Morocco (where the area is informally named the ''
Southern Provinces The Southern Provinces or Moroccan Sahara are the terms used by the Moroccan government to refer to the occupied territory of Western Sahara. These designations encompass the entirety of Western Sahara, which spans three of Morocco's 12 top- ...
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), also known as the Sahrawi Republic and Western Sahara, is a partially recognized state in the western Maghreb, which claims the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara, but controls only ...
. The
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considers the territory to be disputed, as it was not legally transferred by Spain when it abandoned its former colony in 1975, and several states (notably members of the African Union) either recognize the SADR as the sole legitimate government of Western Sahara, or consider that the status of the region (either as an independent state, or as part of Morocco, or as part of
Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...
that initially claimed a part of it) has still not been autodetermined by the local population prior to its annexation. The United Nations has no legal instruments confirming the claims on the region made by the governments of Morocco or the self-proclaimed SADR, and in international treaties, it is still a formal part of Spain that remains to be properly decolonized, even though Spain and Mauritania no longer claim any part of it. Since the annexation, the situation is worsened by the fact that most of the historic Western Saharan population has fled either to the remaining ''free zone'' (now isolated by the Moroccan militarized berm) or to refugee camps in neighbouring countries (notably
Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
), due to lack of resources in the ''free zone''. The remaining native Western Saharan population now lives as a minority among the new Moroccan occupants. The absence of a legal government with a permanent administration in the ''free zone'' has also introduced a threat to the security of the surrounding countries in the Saharan and Sahel regions, including Morocco itself.


'' Guelmim-Oued Noun Region''

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Assa-Zag Province Assa-Zag () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Guelmim-Oued Noun Guelmim-Oued Noun () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, regions of Morocco. The southeastern part of the region is located in the disputed territory of West ...
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Sidi Ifni Province Sidi Ifni () is a province in the Moroccan region of Guelmim-Oued Noun. It was created in 2009 from the southern part of Tiznit Province, and recorded a population of 115,691 in the 2014 Moroccan census The 2014 Moroccan census was held in Morocc ...
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Guelmim Province Guelmim () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Guelmim-Oued Noun. Its population in 2004 was 166,685 The major cities and towns are* Bouizakarne * Guelmim Guelmim is a city in southern Morocco, often called ''Gateway to the Desert''. ...
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Tan-Tan Province Tan-Tan () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Guelmim-Oued Noun Guelmim-Oued Noun () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, regions of Morocco. The southeastern part of the region is located in the disputed territory of Wester ...
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'' Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region''

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Boujdour Province Boujdour Province () is a province in the Moroccan occupied region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara. Its population in 2004 was 46,129. Its major town is Boujdour. Its territory, which is part of Western Sahara claimed by both Morocco ...
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Es Semara Province Es Semara () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara Western Sahara is a territorial dispute, disputed territory in Maghreb, North-western Africa. It has a su ...
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Laâyoune Province Laâyoune () is a delineated province in the north-west of Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, which is situated within the northern part of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its population in 2004 was 210,023 (w ...
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Tarfaya Province Tarfaya () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, which includes the southwestern part of the territory of Morocco as of before 1975, and the northern part of the disputed territory of Western Sahara We ...
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'' Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region''

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Aousserd Province Aousserd () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara Western Sahara is a territorial dispute, disputed territory in Maghreb, North-western Africa. It has a surface a ...
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Oued Ed-Dahab Province Oued Ed-Dahab () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, in the disputed territory of Western Sahara Western Sahara is a territorial dispute, disputed territory in Maghreb, North-western Africa. It has a surfac ...
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Before 2015


Mainland Morocco


Chaouia-Ouardigha Region

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Ben Slimane Province Benslimane () in a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat Region. The province had a population of around 199,612 people in 2004 and covers an area of around 2,760 km². Subdivisions The province is divided administratively into the f ...
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Berrechid Province Berrechid Province () is a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat Region. The province had a population of 484,518 people in 2014.Khouribga Province Khouribga () is a province of Morocco in the region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. It has a population of 499,144 people, with a majority from Arab Arabs (,  , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and Nor ...
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Settat Province Settat () is a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat Regions of Morocco, Region. The province had a population of 956,904 people in 2004. The Wali (administrative title), Wali (governor) of the region is Bouchaib El Moutawakkil. The majo ...


Greater Casablanca Region

* Prefecture of
Casablanca Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
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Mohammedia Mohammedia (), known until 1960 as Fedala (), is a port city on the west coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most important oil refinery of Morocco, Samir Refinery, which makes it the cen ...
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Médiouna Province Médiouna () is a province in the Moroccan region of Casablanca-Settat Casablanca-Settat () is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 20,166 km2 and recorded a population of 7,688,967 in th2024 Moroccan censu ...
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Nouaceur Province Nouaceur (; ) is a province in the Moroccan region of Casablanca-Settat. Its population in 2004 was 236,119. Its major town is Bouskoura, although the administrative centre is Nouaceur. Mohammed V International Airport is in Nouaceur. In 200 ...


Tadla-Azilal Region

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Azilal Province Azilal () is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra Béni Mellal-Khénifra () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, covering an area of 28,374 km2, and recorded a population of 2,520,776 in the 2014 Moroccan cens ...
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Béni-Mellal Province Béni-Mellal () is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. Its population in 2004 was 946,018 The instagram mapper "Hatim" reportedly is from there Geography Béni Mellal Province is located in the Atlas Mountains with a p ...
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Fquih Ben Salah Province Fquih Ben Salah () is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra Béni Mellal-Khénifra () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, covering an area of 28,374 km2, and recorded a population of 2,520,776 in the 2014 Morocc ...


Doukkala-Abda Region

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El Jadida Province El Jadida Province () is a province of Morocco, located in the region of Casablanca-Settat. The province takes its name from the chief city of El Jadida. Its population in 2006 was 1,128,098. History The El Jadida province was created on 10 J ...
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Safi Province Safi Province () is a province of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has la ...
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Sidi Bennour Province Sidi Bennour Province (Berber languages, Berber : ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⴰⴱⵉ ⵉⵏⵏⵓⵔ ) is one of the Territorial organization of Morocco, Moroccan provinces on the western coast of the country. It was named after Abu Yeno ...
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Youssoufia Province Youssoufia Province () is a province of Morocco in the Marrakesh-Safi Marrakesh-Safi () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.


Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region

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Marrakesh-Medina Marrakesh or Marrakech (; , ) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi Regions of Morocco, region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mounta ...
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Sidi Youssef Ben Ali Sidi Yusuf ibn 'Ali as-Sanhaji () is a wali (Muslim mystic or saint) who was born in Marrakesh, Morocco and died there in 1196 CE. He is considered one of the Seven Saints of Marrakesh, and one of the administrative divisions of Marrakesh is named ...
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Al Haouz Province Al Haouz () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi Marrakesh-Safi () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.Chichaoua Province Chichaoua () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 339,81 The major cities and towns are* Chichaoua * Sidi Zouine * Imintanoute, Imintanut * Sid L Mokhtar, Sid L Mukhtar Earthquake In Septem ...
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El Kelâat Es-Sraghna Province EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, fami ...
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Essaouira Province Essaouira () is a province in the Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 452,97 The major cities and towns are* Ait Daoud * El Hanchane * Essaouira Essaouira ( ; ), known until the 1960s as Mogador (, or ), is a port ...
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Rehamna Province Rehamna () or Rhamna is a province in the Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2014 was 315,077. Subdivisions The 23 rural communes are attached to 7 caidats, themselves part of 2 circles: * circle of Rehamna ** caidat of Oulad T ...


Fès-Boulemane Region

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Moulay Yacoub Province Moulay Yacoub () is a province in Fès-Meknès, Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
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Sefrou Province Sefrou () is one of the provinces of the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco. It had a population of 259,577 as per the Census Report of 2004. Cities The major cities and towns are: * Ain Cheggag * Bhalil * El Menzel * Imouzzer Kandar * Ribate El Khei ...
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Boulemane Province Boulemane Province () 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 the provinces of El Hajeb and ...


Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate Region

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Al Hoceïma Province El Hoceïma () is a province in the region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. Its population in 2014 was 399.654 The major cities and towns are* Ait Kamra * Ajdir * Al Hoceima * Bni Bouayach * Bni Boufrah * Bni Hadifa * Imzouren * Issaguen * ...
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Taounate Province Taounate () 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) * M ...
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Taza Province Taza () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan region of Fès-Meknès. Its population at the 2014 Census was 516,889. The major cities and towns are* Ajdir, Taza * Aknoul * Matmata, Morocco, Matmata * Oued Amlil * Oulad Zbair * Tahla, Morocco, Ta ...
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Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Region

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Kénitra Province Kenitra Province () is a province in the Morocca's north-western economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Its population in 2014 is 1,067,435. It covers 3,052 square kilometers. The major cities and towns are: * Arbaoua * Kenitra * Lalla Mimoun ...
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Sidi Kacem Province Sidi Kacem () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. The capital is Sidi Kacem. The population of the province in 2004 was 489,422 and it recorded a population of 522,270 in the 2014 Moroccan census.
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Sidi Slimane Province Sidi Slimane () is a province of Morocco in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra economic region. It covers an area of and its population in the 2004 census was 292,877. citing the ''Le Matin du Sahara et du Maghreb'' newspaper's report of a Gharb-Chrarda-B� ...


Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region

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Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ) is the Capital (political), capital city of Morocco and the List of cities in Morocco, country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. ...
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Salé Salé (, ) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the right bank of the Bou Regreg river, opposite the national capital Rabat, for which it serves as a commuter town. Along with some smaller nearby towns, Rabat and Salé form together a single m ...
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Khémisset Province Khémisset () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Its population in 2004 was 521,81 The town was founded in 1924 on the site of a military outpost on the road from Rabat to Fez, Morocco, Fes; now a provin ...


Tangier-Tétouan Region

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Tangier-Assilah The prefecture of Tangier-Asilah () is a largely urban subdivision of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the M ...
** Fahs-Anjra Province * Tétouan Sub-Region ** Prefecture of M'diq-Fnideq **
Chefchaouen Province Chefchaouen () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. Demographics According to the 2014 Moroccan census, national census in Morocco, the province has more than 457,432 inhabitants. The population is ...
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Larache Province Larache () is a province in the Moroccan region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima () is the northernmost of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 15,090 km2 and recorded a population of 4 030 222 in the ...
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Ouezzane Province Ouezzane () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima with the capital being Ouezzane. Subdivisions The province is divided administratively into the following Municipalities and communes of Morocco, municipalities ...
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Tétouan Province Tétouan () is a province in the Moroccan region of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma. Its population in 2004 was 613,506. The major cities and towns are* Dar Bni Karrich * Karia * Oued Laou * Tétouan Subdivisions The province is divided admini ...


Oriental Region

* Prefecture of
Oujda-Angad Oujda (, ) is a major city in northeast Morocco near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of 506,224 people (2024 census). It is located about west of the Moroccan ...
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Berkane Province Berkane Province (Arabic: بَركان) is located in northeastern Morocco in the Oriental region. It is bounded by the Mediterranean to its north, the Kiss Oued (Moroccan-Algerian border) and Oujda Prefecture in the east, Nador Province to the ...
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Driouch Province Driouch Province () is a province in Morocco that was formed in 2009 by dividing the Nador Province into two parts, all falling under the Oriental (Morocco), Oriental administrative region of northeastern Morocco. The province of Driouch has a po ...
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Figuig Province The Figuig Province (Arabic: إقليم فكيك) is a province in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Its capital is Bouarfa. It recorded a population of 138,325 in the 2014 Moroccan census, up from 129,430 in 2004. The major cities and towns are: ...
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Jerada Province Jerada (Arabic: جرادة) is a province in the Oriental (Morocco), Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2004 was 105,840. The major cities and towns are: * Ain Bni Mathar * Jerada * Oued Heimer * Sidi Boubker, Jerada Province, Sidi Bou ...
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Nador Province Nador () is a province in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2014 was 564,943. It is situated east from Driouch Province and west from Berkane Province. Major cities and towns The major cities and towns are: * Al Aaroui * ...
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Taourirt Province Taourirt () is a province in the Oriental (Morocco), Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2004 is 206,762 The major cities and towns are: * Debdou * El Aioun Sidi Mellouk * Taourirt, Morocco, Taourirt Subdivisions The province is divide ...


Meknès-Tafilalet Region

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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 ...
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El Hajeb Province El Hajeb (Arabic: الحاجب) is a province in the Morocco, 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 * Sabaa Aiyoun * Sebt Jahjo ...
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Errachidia Province Errachidia () is a Provinces of Morocco, province located in eastern central Morocco in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet, Dra-Tafilalt. Errachidia is bordered by Algeria to the southeast and by the Moroccan provinces of Figuig Province, Figig to the ...
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Ifrane Province Ifrane () is a province in the Moroccan region of Fès-Meknès. Its population in 2013 was 156,038 The major cities and towns are:https://archive.today/20121216134403/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-6464&srt= ...
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Khénifra Province Khénifra () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. was 511,53 The major cities and towns are* Aguelmous * Aït Ishaq * Amalou Ighriben * El Kbab * Had Bouhssoussen * Kehf Nsour * Kerrouchen * Khenifra * Moulay Bo ...
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Midelt Province Midelt () is a province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's ...


Souss-Massa-Drâa Region

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Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane Agadir (, ; ) is a major city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settle ...
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Inezgane-Aït Melloul Inezgane-Aït Melloul (Berber: ''Inezgan Ayt Mellul'') is a prefecture of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and t ...
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Chtouka Aït Baha Province Chtouka Aït Baha () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Souss-Massa. Its population in 2004 was 297,245 The major cities and towns are* Ait Baha * Biougra * Massa, Morocco, Massa Subdivisions The province is divided adminis ...
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Ouarzazate Province Ouarzazate Province () is a province in the administrative region of Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco. Its population in 2004 was 499,980. The major cities and towns are: * Ouarzazate * Skoura * Tabounte * Taznakht __TOC__ Subdivisions The province is ...
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Taroudant Province Taroudant () is a province in the Moroccan region of Souss-Massa. Its population in 2004 was 780,661. The major cities and towns are: * Ait Iaaza * Aoulouz * El Guerdane * Irherm * Oulad Berhil * Oulad Teima * Taliouine * Taroudant Tarou ...
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Zagora Province Zagora () is a province in the Moroccan region of Drâa-Tafilalet. Its population in 2004 was 283,368. The major cities and towns are:Sidi Ifni Province Sidi Ifni () is a province in the Moroccan region of Guelmim-Oued Noun. It was created in 2009 from the southern part of Tiznit Province, and recorded a population of 115,691 in the 2014 Moroccan census The 2014 Moroccan census was held in Morocc ...
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Tiznit Province Tiznit () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Souss-Massa. Its population in 2004 was 344,831. The major cities and towns are: * Tafraout * Tiznit Subdivisions The province is divided administratively into the following municipalit ...
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Tinghir Province Tinghir Province () is a Provinces of Morocco, province of Morocco in the Drâa-Tafilalet Region. The province had a population of 322,412 people in 2014.de facto'' Moroccan administration)


'' Guelmim-Es Semara Region''

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Assa-Zag Province Assa-Zag () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Guelmim-Oued Noun Guelmim-Oued Noun () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, regions of Morocco. The southeastern part of the region is located in the disputed territory of West ...
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Es Semara Province Es Semara () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara Western Sahara is a territorial dispute, disputed territory in Maghreb, North-western Africa. It has a su ...
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Guelmim Province Guelmim () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Guelmim-Oued Noun. Its population in 2004 was 166,685 The major cities and towns are* Bouizakarne * Guelmim Guelmim is a city in southern Morocco, often called ''Gateway to the Desert''. ...
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Tan-Tan Province Tan-Tan () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Guelmim-Oued Noun Guelmim-Oued Noun () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, regions of Morocco. The southeastern part of the region is located in the disputed territory of Wester ...
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Tata Province Tata () is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Souss-Massa. Its population in 2004 was 121,618. The major cities and towns are: * Akka, Morocco, Akka * Fam El Hisn * Foum Zguid * Tata, Morocco, Tata Subdivisions The province ...
(located in Mainland Morocco)


'' Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra Region''

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Boujdour Province Boujdour Province () is a province in the Moroccan occupied region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara. Its population in 2004 was 46,129. Its major town is Boujdour. Its territory, which is part of Western Sahara claimed by both Morocco ...
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Laâyoune Province Laâyoune () is a delineated province in the north-west of Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, which is situated within the northern part of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its population in 2004 was 210,023 (w ...
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Tarfaya Province Tarfaya () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, which includes the southwestern part of the territory of Morocco as of before 1975, and the northern part of the disputed territory of Western Sahara We ...
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'' Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira Region''

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Aousserd Province Aousserd () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara Western Sahara is a territorial dispute, disputed territory in Maghreb, North-western Africa. It has a surface a ...
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Oued Ed-Dahab Province Oued Ed-Dahab () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, in the disputed territory of Western Sahara Western Sahara is a territorial dispute, disputed territory in Maghreb, North-western Africa. It has a surfac ...
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Wilaya

In Morocco, a
wilaya A wilayah ( or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu, Pashto and ; ) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", "province" or occasionally as "governorate". The word comes from the Arabic root "''w-l-y''", "to govern": a ''wāli''—"g ...
is an administrative division created in 1981 that "brings together many provinces or prefectures or both at the same time, and is intended to endow big urban units such as Casablanca with an administrative organization capable of meeting the needs that emerge from these expanding cities and their growing populations." Therefore, strictly speaking, the level of wilayas are between the regions and prefectures/provinces (although wilayas only cover urban areas). However, they are often used synonymous with regions or prefectures/provinces in common usage.Wilayas, Prefectures and Provinces


See also

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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 ...
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List of administrative divisions of Morocco by population This is a list of the second-level administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Morocco including all provinces and prefectures in descending order of their total populations as per the Census Report of 200
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List of administrative divisions of Morocco by area This is a list of the second-level administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Morocco including all provinces and prefectures in descending order of their total areas as per the Census Report of 200 Note: Most areas of some divisions are shown com ...
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