Doukkala-Abda

Doukkala-Abda (دكالة عبدة (Ǧihâtu Dukkālâ - ʿAbdâ)) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It is situated in west-central Morocco. It covered an area of 13,285 km² and had a population of 2,173,090 (2014 census). The capital is Sidi Bennour.

Administrative divisions
The region is made up into the following 4 provinces :


 * El Jadida Province2
 * Sidi Bennour Province1, 2
 * Safi Province3
 * Youssoufia Province1, 3

1 - The provinces of Sidi Bennour and Youssoufia were both created in 2009: Sidi Bennour by splitting El Jadida, and Youssoufia by splitting Safi. 2 - The provinces of El Jadida and Sidi Bennour correspond to the historic region of Doukkala; now part of the Casablanca-Settat Region as of September 2015. 3 - The provinces of Safi and Youssoufia correspond approximately to the historic region of Abda; now part of the Marrakesh-Safi Region as of September 2015.
 * Notes

Cities

 * Jdida
 * Sidi Bennour
 * Azemour
 * Bir Jdid
 * Zmamra
 * Oulad Frej
 * Karia
 * Moulay Abdallah
 * Oualidia
 * Laaounate
 * Sidi Smail
 * Oulad Ghadbane
 * Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouche
 * Sebt Lamaarif
 * Oulad Amrane
 * Sidi Bouzid
 * Asfi
 * Youssoufia
 * Echemaia
 * Jmaat Shaim
 * Sebt Gzoula
 * Sidi Ahmed
 * Laakarta
 * Bouguedra
 * Ighoud
 * Ahrara