Souss-Massa-Draâ
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Souss-Massa-Draâ (Arabic: سوس ماسة درعة) is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. It is situated in central Morocco. It covers an area of 70,880 km² and has a population of 3,113,653 (2004 census). The capital is Agadir. One of the major languages spoken in this region of Morocco, along with Moroccan Arabic (Darija) and a minor amount of French, is Tachelhite. Tachelhite is known as 'the language of the Souss.'
As of 2005, the Wali of Souss-Massa-Draâ is Rachid Filali.
The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures :
- Prefecture of Agadir-Ida-Ou Tanane
- Préfecture of Inezgane-Aït Melloul
- Province of Chtouka Aït Baha
- Province of Ouarzazate
- Province of Taroudant
- Province of Tiznit
- Province of Zagora
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