Meknès-Tafilalet

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

Meknès-Tafilalt (Arabic: مكناس تافيلالت (Meknes-Tafilelt)) 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.