Doukkala-Abda
# Doukkala-Abda

Doukkala-Abda (Arabic: دكالة عبدة (Ǧihâtu Dukkālâ - ʿAbdâ)) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco 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 :

* El Jadida $Province^2$
* Sidi Bennour $Province^{1,}$ $^2$
* Safi $Province^3$
* Youssoufia $Province^{1,}$ $^3$

### Notes

$^1$ - The provinces of Sidi Bennour and Youssoufia were both created in 2009: Sidi Bennour by splitting El Jadida, and Youssoufia by splitting Safi. $^2$ - The provinces of El Jadida and Sidi Bennour correspond to the historic region of Doukkala; now part of the Casablanca-Settat 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 Region as of September 2015.

## Cities

* Jdida
* Sidi Bennour
* Azemour
* Bir Jdid
* Zmamra
* Oulad Frej
* Karia
* Moulay Abdallah
* Oualidia
* Laaounate
* Sidi Smail
* Oulad Ghadbane
* Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouche
* Sebt Lamaarif
* Oulad Amrane
* Sidi Bouzid
* Asfi
* Youssoufia
* Echemaia
* Jmaat Shaim
* Sebt Gzoula
* Sidi Ahmed
* Laakarta
* Bouguedra
* Ighoud
* Ahrara

## Features of the region

* Tribal composition of the Doukkala-Abda region
* Doukkala-Abda region headquarters in Safi
