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El Jadida Province (in Arabic: الجديدة) is a
province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
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 ...
, located in the region of Casablanca-Settat. The province takes its name from the chief city of
El Jadida El Jadida (, ; originally known in Berber as Maziɣen or Mazighen; known in Portuguese as Mazagão) is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, located 96 km south of the city of Casablanca, in the province of El Jadida and the ...
. Its population in 2006 was 1,128,098.


History

The El Jadida province was created on 10 July 1967.


Demography


Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following:


Tourism

The area of El Jadida has 150 km of coast and several beaches are tourist destinations, the most famous being
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 ...
. The most famous beaches are: * Deauville (In the centre of
El Jadida El Jadida (, ; originally known in Berber as Maziɣen or Mazighen; known in Portuguese as Mazagão) is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, located 96 km south of the city of Casablanca, in the province of El Jadida and the ...
) * Al Haouzia (2 km in north) * Sidi Bouzid (3 km in the south) Sidi Bouzid is a seaside resort, bordering El Jadida. It attracts thousands of holiday makers each year.


References


Sources

Province of El Jadida on the site of World Gazetter, by Stefan Helders
El Jadida El Jadida (, ; originally known in Berber as Maziɣen or Mazighen; known in Portuguese as Mazagão) is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, located 96 km south of the city of Casablanca, in the province of El Jadida and the ...
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