El Haouz
إقليم الحوز | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 31°21′N 7°57′W / 31.350°N 7.950°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Marrakesh-Safi |
| Capital | Tahannaout |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Touimi Omar |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 484,312 |
| Time zone | UTC+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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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[dead link] - ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.