Provinces of Morocco

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Morocco is divided into 37 provinces and 2 wilayas*:

Agadir Al Hoceima Azilal Beni Mellal Ben Slimane Boulemane Casablanca* Chaouen El Jadida El Kelaa des Sraghna

Er Rachidia Essaouira Fes Figuig Guelmim Ifrane Kenitra Khemisset Khénifra Khouribga

Laayoune(Moroccan-claimed Western Sahara.) Larache Marrakech Meknes Nador Ouarzazate Oujda Rabat-Sale* Safi Settat

Sidi Kacem Tangier Tan-Tan Taounate Taroudannt Tata Taza Tétouan Tiznit

Three additional provinces of Ad Dakhla (Oued Eddahab), Boujdour, and Es Smara as well as parts of Tan-Tan and Laayoune fall within Moroccan-claimed Western Sahara.

note: as part of a 1997 decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature 16 new regions (provided below) were created although full details and scope of the reorganization are limited (capitals in parentheses):

• Grand Casablanca (Casablanca)
• Chaouia-Ourdigha (Settat)
• Doukkala-Abda (Safi)
• Fès-Boulemane (Fès)
• Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen (Kénitra)
• Guelmim-Es Semara (Guelmim)
• Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra (Laâyoune)
• Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz (Marrakesh)
• Meknès-Tafilalet (Meknès)
• Oriental (Oujda)
• Oued Ed-Ddahab-Lagouira (Dakhla)
• Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer (Rabat)
• Souss-Massa-Draâ (Agadir)
• Tadla-Azilal (Béni Mellal)
• Tangier-Tétouan (Tangier)
• Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate (Al Hoceima)ar:جهات المغرب

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