Marrakesh-Safi مراكش آسفي (Arabic) | |
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  Marrakesh-Safi Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates:31°37′N8°0′W / 31.617°N 8.000°W /31.617; -8.000 | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Capital | Marrakech |
| Government | |
| • Wali | Karim Kassi-Lehlou |
| • President | Ahmed Akhchichine |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 4,878,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WET) |
Marrakesh-Safi (Arabic:مراكش آسفي,romanized: murrākuš āsafi) is one of thetwelve regions of Morocco.[1] Its population in 2024 was 4,878,500.[2] The capital isMarrakesh.[3]
Marrakech-Asfi was formed in September 2015 by merging the old region ofMarrakech-Tensift-El Haouz with the provinces ofAsfi andYoussoufia inDoukkala-Abda region.[3]
In September 2023 the region was struck by a largemagnitude 6.9 earthquake that reportedly left over 2,800 people dead and injured more than 3,000 others.[4]
The region is made up of the following provinces and prefectures:[5]
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| 1997–2015 |
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| 1971–1997 | ||
Regions falling partly (*) or entirely (**) within thedisputed territory ofWestern Sahara underMoroccan occupation | ||
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