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Drâa-Tafilalet

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Drâa-Tafilalet Region
جهة درعة-تافيلالت (Arabic)
ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⴷⵔⴰ-ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵍⴰⵍⵜ (Standard Moroccan Tamazight)
Region
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Official seal of Drâa-Tafilalet Region
Seal
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 31°19′N 5°20′W / 31.32°N 5.33°W / 31.32; -5.33
CountryImage Morocco
CreatedSeptember 2015
CapitalErrachidia
Government
 • TypeGovernor–regional council
 • WaliEssaid Zniber
 • Council presidentHro Abrou (RNI)
Area
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 • Total
88,836 km2 (34,300 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
1,655,623
 • Rank9th out of 12 Regions
 • Density18.637/km2 (48.269/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Websitewww.draatafilalet.ma [dead link]

Drâa-Tafilalet[a] is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 88,836 km2[1] and had a population of 1,655,623 as of the 2024 Moroccan census.[3] The capital of the region is Errachidia.[4]

Geography

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Drâa-Tafilalet is situated in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Its main watersheds are that of the Draa River in the west and the Ziz River, which irrigates the Tafilalt oasis, in the east. Drâa-Tafilalet borders five other Moroccan regions: Souss-Massa to the southwest, Marrakesh-Safi to the west, Béni Mellal-Khénifra to the northwest, Fès-Meknès to the north, and Oriental to the northeast. It also borders two of Algeria's provinces, Tindouf in the south and Béchar in the southeast.

History

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Drâa-Tafilalet was formed in September 2015 by integrating the provinces of Errachidia and Midelt in Meknès-Tafilalet region with three provinces of the Souss-Massa-Drâa region.[4]

Government

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Following the 2021 regional elections, Hro Abrou, a member of the National Rally of Independents, was elected president of the regional council. The current wali of the region is Essaid Zniber.

Subdivisions

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Provinces of Drâa-Tafilalet

Drâa-Tafilalet comprises five provinces:[4]

ProvincePopulation (2024)[2]
Errachidia Province427,572
Tinghir Province323,805
Midelt Province313,769
Ouarzazate Province304,932
Zagora Province285,545

Regional leadership

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Wali of Drâa-Tafilalet since 2015
Name Duration Under
Mohamed Fanid[5] 2015–2017 King Mohammed VI
Mohamed Benribag[6] 2017–2019
Yahdih Bouchaab[7] 2019–2024
Essaid Zniber[8] 2024–present
Regional Council Presidents of Drâa-Tafilalet since 2015
Name Duration Party Under
Lahbib Choubani[5] 2015–2021 PJD King Mohammed VI
Hro Abrou[9] 2021–present RNI

Economy

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Agriculture and pastoralism have traditionally been major economic activities in the region, but they have been adversely impacted in recent years by increasing desertification.[10][11] There is a filmmaking industry concentrated in the Ouarzazate area.[12] The fortified towns in the area, such as the World Heritage Site Aït Benhaddou, are popular tourist attractions. Traditional arts and crafts such as the pottery of Tamegroute and the rugs of Taznakht are also significant to the local economy.[13]

Infrastructure

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The largest towns in the region, Errachidia and Ouarzazate, are linked together by National Route 10. The Draa valley is served by National Route 9 which also links Ouarzazate with Marrakesh to the northwest. National Route 13 runs along the Ziz valley and links Errachidia with Meknes to the north. Ouarzazate has the busiest airport in the region; the airports at Errachidia and Zagora also have commercial service.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Présentation de la région de Drâa Tafilalet". High Commission for Planning. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population légale du Royaume du Maroc répartie par régions, provinces et préfectures et communes selon les résultats du Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2024". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in French).
  3. ↑ "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Liste des walis des douze régions du Royaume reçus par S.M. le Roi". Le Matin.ma (in French). 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
  6. ↑ "Biographies des walis et gouverneurs nommés par S.M. le Roi". Le Matin.ma (in French). 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
  7. ↑ Gharbaoui, Hayat (2019-02-19). "Qui sont les nouveaux walis nommés par le Roi ?". Médias24 - Numéro un de l'information économique marocaine (in French). Retrieved 2026-09-25.
  8. ↑ Naim, Firdaous (2024-10-18). "King Mohammed VI Appoints New Walis and Governors in Major Administrative Reshuffle". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
  9. ↑ Rhazi, Anass El (2021-09-20). "Hro Abrou (RNI) élu président du conseil de la région Drâa-Tafilalet". Médias24 - Numéro un de l'information économique marocaine (in French). Retrieved 2026-09-25.
  10. ↑ "L'Agriculture". Souss-Massa Region. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  11. ↑ Alali, A.; Benmohammadi, A. (2013). "L'ensablement dans la plaine de Tafilalet (Sud-est du Maroc)". Larhyss (16): 53–75. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "OUARZAZATE, CAPITALE MONDIALE DU CINÉMA DU DÉSERT". Souss-Massa Region. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "L'ARTISANAT". Souss-Massa Region. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  1. ↑ Arabic: درعة - تافيلالت, romanized: darʿa - tāfīlālt
    Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴷⵔⴰ-ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵍⴰⵍⵜ
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