Tangier-Tetouan

Tangier-Tétouan طنجة تطوان Tanjah-Tituwahn ⵜⴰⵏⵊⴰ-ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ Tanja-Tiṭṭawin
Region
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 35°46′N 5°48′W / 35.767°N 5.800°W / 35.767; -5.800Coordinates: 35°46′N 5°48′W / 35.767°N 5.800°W / 35.767; -5.800
Country	Morocco
Created	1997
Abolished	September 2015
Capital	Tangier
Area
• Total	11,570 km2 (4,470 sq mi)
Population  (2014 census)
• Total	3,157,075
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

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.

Geography[]

Moroccan Mediterranean Coast (West Side) - aerial photo from Bades over El Jebha to Tétouan with Rif mountains, Tangier-Tetouan region (2014)

The region has a coastline on the west formed by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Strait of Gibraltar 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.

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 Province

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