Tangier-Tétouan
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Tangier-Tetouan طنجة تطوان Tanjah-Tituwahn ⵜⴰⵏⵊⴰ-ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ Tanja-Tiṭṭawin |
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.svg) Location in Morocco |
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| Coordinates: 35°46′N 5°48′W / 35.767°N 5.800°WCoordinates: 35°46′N 5°48′W / 35.767°N 5.800°W | |
| Country |
 Morocco
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| Created | 1997 |
| Abolished | September 2015 |
| Capital | Tangier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,570 km2 (4,470 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
| • Total | 3,157,075 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
Tangier-Tetouan (Berber: Tanja-Tiṭṭawin, ⵜⴰⵏⵊⴰ-ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ; Arabic: طنجة تطوان) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It covered an area of 11,570 km² and had a population of 3,157,075. The capital was Tangier. In 2015, it expanded Al Hoceima Province (formerly from the Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate Region) to form the Region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima.
The region has a coastline to the west on the Atlantic Ocean, on the north to the Strait of Gibraltar and to the east on the Mediterranean Sea. It borders the regions of Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen and Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate to the south and also has a border to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.
The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures:
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