Al Haouz (Arabic: إقليم الحوز, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵍⵃⵓⵣ) is a predominantly rural province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2024 was 642,171. the capital is Tahannaout, and the biggest city is Ait Ourir.
The major cities and towns are:
Ait Ourir
Amizmiz
Tahannaout
Tameslouht
Ourika
Ghmate
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.
Subdivisions
The province is divided administratively into the following: