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Meknès-Tafilalet

Meknès-Tafilalet
Meknas-Tafilalt
مكناس تافيلالت
Region
Mosaic fountain, Meknes
Mosaic fountain, Meknes
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 33°53′N 5°33′W / 33.883°N 5.550°W / 33.883; -5.550Coordinates: 33°53′N 5°33′W / 33.883°N 5.550°W / 33.883; -5.550
Country  Morocco
Established March 1997
Abolished September 2015
Capital Meknès
Area
 • Total 79,210 km2 (30,580 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)
 • Total 2,316,865
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

Meknès-Tafilalt (Arabic: مكناس تافيلالت (Meknes-Tafilelt), Berber: Meknas-Tafilalt) was one of the sixteen former regions of Morocco that existed from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in north-central Morocco, bordering Algeria. It covered an area of 79,210 km² and record a population of 2,316,865 in the 2014 census. The capital was Meknes.

The region was subdivided into the following prefectures and provinces:



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