Tangier-Tetouan

Tangier-Tétouan (Berber: Tanja-Tiṭṭawin, ⵜⴰⵏⵊⴰ-ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ; Arabic: طنجة تطوان‎) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It covered an area of 11,570 km²[1] and had a population of 3,157,075.[2] The capital was Tangier. In 2015, Al Hoceïma Province from Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate was added to it to form the region of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma.

Tangier-Tétouan

طنجة تطوان
Tanjah-Tituwahn
ⵜⴰⵏⵊⴰ-ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ
Tanja-Tiṭṭawin
Region
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 35°46′N 5°48′W
Country Morocco
Created1997
AbolishedSeptember 2015
CapitalTangier
Area
 • Total11,570 km2 (4,470 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total3,157,075
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Geography
Moroccan Mediterranean Coast (West Side) - Air Photo form Bades over El Jebha to Tétouan with Rif mountains, Tangier-Tetouan region (2014)

The region has a coastline to the west on the Atlantic Ocean, on the north to the Strait of Gibraltar and to the east on 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 to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.

Administrative divisions

The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures:

References
  1. Tangier-Tetouan, Morocco.com, accessed 7 February 2013
  2. (2014 census)
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