Souss-Massa-Drâa

Souss-Massa-Drâa سوس ماسة درعة
Region
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 30°26′N 9°36′W
Country	Morocco
Created	1997
Abolished	September 2015
Capital	Agadir
Area
• Total	70,880 km2 (27,370 sq mi)
Population  (2014 census)
• Total	3,601,917
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Souss-Massa-Drâa (Arabic: سوس ماسة درعة) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It covered an area of 70,880 km² and had a population of 3,601,917 (2014 census). The capital is Agadir. One of the major languages spoken in this region of Morocco is Tashelhit.

In 2005, Rachid Filali of the prominent Filali family of Tafilalt became the Wali of Souss-Massa-Drâa.

Administrative divisions

The region was made up of the following provinces and prefectures:

• Prefecture of Agadir-Ida-Ou Tanane (now part of the Souss-Massa Region)
• Préfecture of Inezgane-Ait Melloul (now part of the Souss-Massa Region)
• Shtouka Ait Baha Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region)
• Ouarzazate Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region)
• Sidi Ifni Province (since 2009; now part of the Guelmim-Oued Noun Region)
• Taroudant Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region)
• Tinghir Province (since 2009; now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region)
• Tiznit Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region)
• Zagora Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region)

External links

• The official website of Souss-Massa-Drâa