Al Haouz Province
Province in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al Haouz (Arabic: إقليم الحوز) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 484,312.[1]
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El Haouz
إقليم الحوز | |
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Coordinates: 31°21′N 7°57′W | |
Country | Morocco |
Region | Marrakesh-Safi |
Capital | Tahannaout |
Government | |
• Governor | Touimi Omar |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 484,312 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
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The major cities and towns are:[2]
In September 2023 the province was the epicenter (31.073°N 8.407°W) of a violent magnitude 6.9 earthquake which upon first reports left over 2,800 people dead and more than 3,000 others injured.[3][4][5]