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Guelmim
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Guelmim is a city in southern Morocco, often called the Gateway to the Desert. It is the capital of the Guelmim-Oued Noun region which includes southern Morocco (south of the Souss-Massa region) and the northeastern corner of Western Sahara. The population of the city was 187,808 as of the 2014 Moroccan census, making it the largest city in the region. The N1 and N12 highways cross at Guelmim and link it to the nearby region of Souss-Massa.
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Guelmim is a city in Morocco, situated within Guelmim Province. It serves as the capital of both Guelmim Province and the Guelmim-Oued Noun region. The city’s official name is كلميم, with native labels including گلميم and ⴳⵯⴻⵍⵎⵉⵎ.
Located at an elevation of 298 meters above sea level, Guelmim has a population of 126,729 and 30,343 households. The city falls within the UTC time zone, specifically identified as Africa/Casablanca.
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Place details
- Locality
- Guelmim ⴳⵍⵎⵉⵎ كلميم
- Region
- Guelmim-Oued Noun ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ-ⵡⴰⴷ ⵏⵓⵏ كلميم وادي نون
- Country
- Maroc ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ المغرب
- Population
- 129,200
- Timezone
- Africa/Casablanca
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
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- Guelmim
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- 1
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- bottom
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- 300
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- Location in Morocco
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Guelmim-Oued Noun
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Guelmim
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014
- Settlement.population_total
- 118318
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- CET
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- +1
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Understand
thumb The population of the city was 200,000 in 2018, making it the largest city in the region.
It was once a caravan center on the road to Timbuktu. Today, it is an important place of trade and exchange between the sedentary population and the nomads of the desert. In particular, it houses a weekly camel market, known as "Amhayrich", which is the largest camel market in Morocco. thumb The languages spoken in the region are Darija (dialect of modern Arabic), Berber, Hassanya (Arabic dialect). There are different Arab and Berber tribes around Guelmim, including Reguibat, Oulad Dleïme, Oulad Bousbaa, Tekna, Azwafit, Sbouya, Aït Oussa, Aït Brahim, Aït Yassin, Aït Lahcen, Ait Bouhou and Ait Baâmrane.
Get in
The N1 and N12 highways cross at Guelmim and link it to the nearby region of Souss-Massa.
It lies 200 km south of Agadir, 110 km from Tiznit, 30 km from the Atlantic Ocean, 400 km from Laayoune, and 54 km from Sidi Ifni.
Guelmim has an airport with direct flights from Tan-Tan, Casablanca and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria .
See
About 10 km southeast of the city is the , which is a popular destination.
25 km away is Zriouila, a village with mud houses, in an oasis around a spring.
Do
is about 13 km northeast of the city. It has an oasis and warm water sources.
The “white beach” is about 30 km from the city.
Buy
Guelmim has a pretty souk where you can find everything and which stays open quite late. At Guelmim's weekly livestock market, you can buy a camel or sheep.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Notes
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Guelmim is a city in southern Morocco, often called the Gateway to the Desert. It is the capital of the Guelmim-Oued Noun region which includes southern Morocco (south of the Souss-Massa region) and the northeastern corner of Western Sahara. The population of the city was 187,808 as of the 2014 Moroccan census, making it the largest city in the region. The N1 and N12 highways cross at Guelmim and link it to the nearby region of Souss-Massa.
Guelmim is located just north of Asrir, which was the site of an important trade-route city and the capital of the Saharan Berber tribes. It is home to a camel market. Most of the inhabitants speak either the Tachelhit language or the Hassaniya dialect of Sahrawi Arabs, as it is part of the Sahrawi-inhabited southern region of Morocco.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guelmim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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