Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen 4.93

Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in north-western Morocco, covers an area of 8805km2 and has a population of 1,904,112 . The capital was Kenitra.The region lacks economic and geographic unity. In particular, while it resembles and is closely connected with the Loukos region which is administrated by the Tanger-Tétouan region, the Gharb is ruled from Kenitra with which it has little connections. Kenitra itself is integrated in the urban corridor that extends southward through Rabat and Casablanca to El Jadida.Administrative divisionsThe region consisted of the following provinces: Kénitra Province (now part of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region) Sidi Kacem Province (now part of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region) Sidi Slimane Province (now part of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region)AntiquityIn ancient times this region was part of Mauretania Tingitana, which was ruled in early times by the Phoenicians and later by the Mauretanians and Romans. Major settlements from these eras were located at Volubilis and at Chellah.