Souss-Massa-Draâ

Souss-Massa-Draâ ( _ar. 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