Souss-Massa-Drâa

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 tasoussit variant of Tashelhit.^{[citation needed]}

Souss-Massa-Drâa Arabic: 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
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

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)^{[citation needed]}

External links

• The official website of Souss-Massa-Drâa