Marrakech–Asfi was formed in September 2015 by merging the old region of Marrakech–Tensift–El Haouz with the provinces of Asfi and Youssoufia in Doukkala-Abda region.[3]
In September 2023 the region was struck by a large magnitude 6.9 earthquake that reportedly left over 2,800 people dead and injured more than 3,000 others.[4]
Administrative divisionsedit
Provinces of Marrakech-Asfi
The region is made up of the following provinces and prefectures:[2]
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marrakesh, safi, marrakech, asfi, arabic, مراكش, آسفي, romanized, murrākuš, āsafi, twelve, regions, morocco, population, 2014, capital, marrakesh, مراكش, آسفي, arabic, regionseallocation, moroccocoordinates, 000countrymoroccocapitalmarrakechgovernment, walikar. Marrakesh Safi or Marrakech Asfi Arabic مراكش آسفي romanized murrakus asafi is one of the twelve regions of Morocco 1 Its population in 2014 was 4 520 569 2 The capital is Marrakesh 3 Marrakesh Safi مراكش آسفي Arabic RegionSealMarrakesh SafiLocation in MoroccoCoordinates 31 37 N 8 0 W 31 617 N 8 000 W 31 617 8 000CountryMoroccoCapitalMarrakechGovernment WaliKarim Kassi Lehlou PresidentAhmed AkhchichinePopulation 2014 census Total4 520 569Time zoneUTC 1 WET History editMarrakech Asfi was formed in September 2015 by merging the old region of Marrakech Tensift El Haouz with the provinces of Asfi and Youssoufia in Doukkala Abda region 3 In September 2023 the region was struck by a large magnitude 6 9 earthquake that reportedly left over 2 800 people dead and injured more than 3 000 others 4 Administrative divisions edit nbsp Provinces of Marrakech Asfi The region is made up of the following provinces and prefectures 2 Prefecture of Marrakech Al Haouz Province Chichaoua Province El Kelaa des Sraghna Province Essaouira Province Rehamna Province Safi Province Youssoufia ProvinceReferences edit Jounaux ma Archived 2015 06 05 at the Wayback Machine a b Population legale d apres les resultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N 6354 pdf Haut Commissariat au Plan in Arabic Retrieved 2015 07 11 a b Decret fixant le nom des regions PDF Portail National des Collectivites Territoriales in French 20 February 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 18 May 2015 Retrieved 11 December 2015 Morocco earthquake More than 2 000 dead as tremors felt in several regions BBC News 2023 09 08 Retrieved 2023 09 10 Michaelson Ruth 2023 09 10 Morocco earthquake at least 2 000 dead and thousands more injured The Observer ISSN 0029 7712 Retrieved 2023 09 10 Edmondson Catie Alami Aida Breeden Aurelien Meheut Constant 2023 09 09 Powerful Earthquake Shakes Morocco Killing More Than 2 000 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 09 10 This Marrakesh Safi location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marrakesh Safi amp oldid 1220933091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
