Tangier-Tétouan () was formerly one of the sixteen
regions
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
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 land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
from 1997 to 2015. It covered an area of 11,570 km
2 and had a population of 3,157,075.
[2014 census] The capital was
Tangier
Tangier ( ; , , ) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital city, capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Moroc ...
. In 2015,
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
* ...
from
Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate was added to it to form the region of
Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma.
Geography
The region has a coastline on the west formed by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the
Strait of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.
The two continents are separated by 7.7 nautical miles (14.2 kilometers, 8.9 miles) at its narrowest point. Fe ...
and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea. It borders the regions of
Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen and
Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate to the south, and also has a border with the Spanish exclave of
Ceuta
Ceuta (, , ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta is one of th ...
.
Administrative divisions
The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures:
* Tangier Sub-Region
** Prefecture of
Tangier-Assilah
**
Fahs-Anjra Province
* Tétouan Sub-Region
** Prefecture of
M'diq-
Fnideq
**
Chefchaouen Province
**
Larache Province
**
Ouezzane Province
**
Tétouan
Tétouan (, or ) is a city in northern Morocco. It lies along the Martil Valley and is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea, a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar, and about E.S.E. of Tangier. In the 2014 Morocc ...
Province
References
Former regions of Morocco
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