Sidi Slimane Province ( ar, إقليم سيدي سليمان) is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
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 t ...
in the
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra ( ar, الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة, ar-ribāṭ salā al-qunayṭira; ber, ⴻⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ-ⵙⵍⴰ-ⵇⵏⵉⵟⵔⴰ, eṛṛbaṭ sla qniṭra) is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It is ...
economic region. It covers an area of and its population in the 2004 census was 292,877.
[ citing the ''Le Matin du Sahara et du Maghreb'' newspaper's report of a Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen regional governance meeting.] The province was created in 2009 by Decree number 2-09-319, out of the southwestern part of
Kénitra Province
Kenitra Province ( ar, إقليم القنيطرة) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Its population in 2014 is 1,067,435. It covers 3,052 square kilometers.
The major cities and towns are:
* Arbaoua
* Kenitr ...
.
The province has two major urban areas:
Sidi Slimane and
Sidi Yahya Sidi Yahya may refer to:
People
*Arabic name of John the Baptist, who is a prophet in Islam.
*Sidi Yaya Keita, Malian footballer
Places
Morocco
*Sidi Yahya El Gharb, town in Kénitra Province
*Sidi Yahya Ou Youssef, commune in Khénifra Provin ...
. Sidi Slimane is the administrative headquarters.
Geography
Sidi Slimane Province lies in northern Morocco and has no coastline. It is bordered:
:to the north and east by
Sidi Kacem Province of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra;
:to the southeast by
Meknès Prefecture Meknès Prefecture is a prefecture in the Fès-Meknès region 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 a ...
of the
Fès-Meknès
Fès-Meknès or Fez-Meknes ( ar, فاس-مكناس, fās maknās; ber, ⴼⴰⵙ-ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, fas mknas) is among the twelve Regions of Morocco. It has a population of 4,236,892 (2014 census). Its capital is Fez. Its current president is M ...
region;
:to the south by
Khémisset Province of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra;
:to the west by
Kénitra Province
Kenitra Province ( ar, إقليم القنيطرة) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Its population in 2014 is 1,067,435. It covers 3,052 square kilometers.
The major cities and towns are:
* Arbaoua
* Kenitr ...
of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.
Subdivisions
Sidi Slimane Province is divided into two municipalities, Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya, and nine rural communities.
The nine rural communities are organized into four
chieftaincies:
* Boumaiz Chieftaincy with
Boumaiz (بومعيز) and
Awlad Ben Hammadi (اولاد بن حمادي)
* Dar Bel Amri Chieftaincy with
Dar Bel Amri (دار بلعامري) and
Azghar (أزغار)
* Kceibya Chieftaincy with
Kceibya (القصيبية) and
Sfafaa (السفافعة)
* M’saada Chieftaincy with
M’saada (لمساعدة) and
Awlad Ahcene (اولاد احسين)
References
Sidi Slimane Province
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