Al Haouz Province

El Haouz
إقليم الحوز
Official seal of El Haouz
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 31°21′N 7°57′W / 31.350°N 7.950°W / 31.350; -7.950
Country Morocco
RegionMarrakesh-Safi
CapitalTahannaout
Government
 • GovernorTouimi Omar
Population
 (2004)
 • Total484,312
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Al Haouz (Arabic: إقليم الحوز) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 484,312.[1]

The major cities and towns are:[2]

In September 2023 the province was the epicenter (31.073°N 8.407°W) of a violent magnitude 6.9 earthquake which upon first reports left over 2,800 people dead and more than 3,000 others injured.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ . Jun 4, 2011 http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1248937782&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-6456&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500. Retrieved Aug 6, 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  3. ^ "Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead as tremors felt in several regions". BBC News. 2023-09-08. Archived from the original on 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  4. ^ Michaelson, Ruth (2023-09-10). "Morocco earthquake: at least 2,000 dead and thousands more injured". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  5. ^ Edmondson, Catie; Alami, Aida; Breeden, Aurelien; Méheut, Constant (2023-09-09). "Powerful Earthquake Shakes Morocco, Killing More Than 2,000". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-10.