Souss-Massa-Drâa

Souss-Massa-Drâa was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It covered an area of 70,880 km² and had a population of 3,601,917 . The capital is Agadir. One of the major languages spoken in this region of Morocco is Tashelhit.In 2005, Rachid Filali became the Wali of Souss-Massa-Drâa.Administrative divisionsThe region was made up of the following provinces and prefectures: Prefecture of Agadir-Ida-Ou Tanane (now part of the Souss-Massa Region) Préfecture of Inezgane-Ait Melloul (now part of the Souss-Massa Region) Shtouka Ait Baha Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region) Ouarzazate Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region) Sidi Ifni Province (since 2009; now part of the Guelmim-Oued Noun Region) Taroudant Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region) Tinghir Province (since 2009; now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region) Tiznit Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region) Zagora Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region)