Marrakesh–Safi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Marrakesh–Safi مراكش آسفي  (Arabic)
Region
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Marrakesh–Safi Location in Morocco
Country	Morocco
Capital	Marrakech
Population  (2014 census)
• Total	4,520,569
Time zone	UTC+1 (WET)

Marrakesh–Safi or Marrakech–Asfi (Arabic: مراكش آسفي, romanized: murrākuš āsafi) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. Its population in 2014 was 4,520,569. The capital is Marrakesh.

History

Marrakech–Asfi was formed in September 2015 by merging the old region of Marrakech–Tensift–El Haouz with the provinces of Asfi and Youssoufia in Doukkala-Abda region.

In September 2023 the region was struck by a large magnitude 6.9 earthquake that reportedly left over 2,800 people dead and injured more than 3,000 others.

Administrative divisions

Provinces of Marrakech-Asfi

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

• Prefecture of Marrakech
• Al Haouz Province
• Chichaoua Province
• El Kelâa des Sraghna Province
• Essaouira Province
• Rehamna Province
• Safi Province
• Youssoufia Province