Doukkala-Abda ( (Ǧihâtu Dukkālâ - ʿAbdâ)) was formerly one of the sixteen
regions
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
of
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
from 1997 to 2015. It is situated in west-central Morocco. It covered an area of 13,285 km² and had a population of 2,173,090 (2014 census).
The capital is
Safi.
Administrative divisions
The region is made up into the following 4 provinces :
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El Jadida Province
El Jadida Province (in Arabic: الجديدة) is a province of Morocco, located in the region of Casablanca-Settat. The province takes its name from the chief city of El Jadida. Its population in 2006 was 1,128,098.
History
The El Jadida pro ...
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Sidi Bennour Province
Sidi Bennour Province () is a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat
Casablanca-Settat ( ar, الدار البيضاء - سطات, ad-dār al-bayḍāʾ - siṭṭāt; ber, ⴰⵏⴼⴰ - ⵙⵟⵟⴰⵜ, anfa - sṭṭat) is one of the ...
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Safi Province
Safi (in Arabic:إقليم آسفي) is a province of Morocco, in the Marrakesh-Safi
Marrakesh-Safi or Marrakech-Asfi ( ar, مراكش آسفي, murrākuš āsafi; ( ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⵙⴼⵉ, mṙṙakš asfi) is one of the ten Regi ...
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Youssoufia Province
Youssoufia Province () is a province of Morocco in the Marrakesh-Safi Region. The province had a population of 251,943 people in 2014.Casablanca-Settat
Casablanca-Settat ( ar, الدار البيضاء - سطات, ad-dār al-bayḍāʾ - siṭṭāt; ber, ⴰⵏⴼⴰ - ⵙⵟⵟⴰⵜ, anfa - sṭṭat) is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 20,166 km² ...
Region as of September 2015.
3 - The provinces of Safi and Youssoufia correspond approximately to the historic region of Abda; now part of the
Marrakesh-Safi
Marrakesh-Safi or Marrakech-Asfi ( ar, مراكش آسفي, murrākuš āsafi; ( ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⵙⴼⵉ, mṙṙakš asfi) is one of the ten Regions of Morocco. Region as of September 2015.
Cities
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Jdida
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Sidi Bennour
Sidi Bennour (Berber languages, Berber: ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⴱⵏⵏⵓⵕ, Arabic: سيدي بنور) is a city in Sidi Bennour Province, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco. Historically speaking, the name derives from the name of a famous sufi saint called Abi ...
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Azemour
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Bir Jdid
Bir Jdid ( ar, البير الجديد: "New Well") is a town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, located between the cities of El Jadida and Casablanca in the region of Doukkala-Abda. It has a population of 15267, according to the 2014 census.
Hi ...
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Zmamra
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Ouled Frej
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Karia
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Moulay Abdallah
Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco, KCVO, (30 July 1935 – 20 December 1983) was the brother of Moulay Hassan, later King Hassan II of Morocco and the son of King Mohammed V of Morocco (1909–1961) and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar (19 ...
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Oualidia
Oualidia ( ary, الوالدية ''l-walidiya'') is a village in Morocco's Atlantic coast in the Casablanca-Settat region and at the border of Merrakch-Asfi. It is situated between El Jadida and Asfi and is located beside a protected natural l ...
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Laaounate
Laaounate is a small town and rural commune in Sidi Bennour Province of the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 18,258 people living in 3188 households.
Notable people
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Sidi Smaïl
''Sidi'' or ''Sayidi'', also Sayyidi and Sayeedi, ( ar, سيدي, Sayyīdī, Sīdī (dialectal) "milord") is an Arabic masculine title of respect. ''Sidi'' is used often to mean "saint" or "my master" in Maghrebi Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. Wi ...
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Oulad Ghadbane Oulad may refer to:
People
* Chahid Oulad El Hadj (born 1988), a professional Moroccan-Dutch Welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and martial artist
Places
* Dar Oulad Zidouh, a town in Béni-Mellal Province, Tadla-Azilal, Morocco
* Oulad Abbou, a tow ...
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Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouche
Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouche is a small town and rural commune in El Jadida Province of the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Af ...
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Sebt Lamaarif
Sebt is a town and commune in Tiaret Province in north-western Algeria
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Oulad Amrane
Oulad Amrane ( ar, أولاد عمران, ʾŪlād ʿAmrān) is a small town and rural commune in Sidi Bennour Province of the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost co ...
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Sidi Bouzid
Sidi Bouzid ( ar, سيدي بوزيد '), sometimes called ''Sidi Bou Zid'' or ''Sīdī Bū Zayd'', is a city in Tunisia and is the capital of Sidi Bouzid Governorate in the centre of the country. Following the suicide of Mohamed Bouazizi in ...
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Asfi
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Youssoufia
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Echemaia
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Jmaat Shaim
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Sebt Gzoula
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Sidi Ahmed
Sidi Ahmed is a town in Youssoufia Province, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north ...
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Laakarta
Laakarta is a town in Safi Province, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atl ...
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Bouguedra
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Ighoud
Ighoud (In Berber: Iɣud ⵉⵖⵓⴷ) is a town in Youssoufia Province, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or ...
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Ahrara
Features of the region
File:Doukkala-Abda, composition tribale.PNG, Tribal composition of the Doukkala-Abda region
File:Local de la région Doukkala Abda.jpg, Doukkala-Abda region headquarters in Safi
References
Former regions of Morocco
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