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Moulouya River

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Also known as Moulaya, Moulouya

river in Morocco

Key facts

Native name
iɣẓer en Melwect ( Berber languages ) وادي ملوية ( Arabic )
Country
Morocco
Location
Jbel Ayachi
Elevation
3,700 m (12,100 ft)
Length
520 km (323 mi)
Average
varies
Progression
Middle Atlas - Hassan II Dam - Mohamed V Dam - Mediterranean Sea
Official name
Embouchure de la Moulouya
Designated
15 January 2005

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
Morocco
Located in
Morocco
Continent
Africa
Image
Moulouya Marocco.jpg
Length
520
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Commons category
Moulouya River
mouth of the watercourse
Mediterranean Sea
watershed area
50000
heritage designation
Ramsar site
origin of the watercourse
Atlas Mountains
discharge
50.0
tributary
Uadi Za
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

The Moulouya River is a 520 km-long (320 mi) river in Morocco. Its sources are located in the Ayashi mountain in the Middle Atlas. It empties into the Mediterranean Sea near Saïdia, in northeast Morocco.

Water level in the river often fluctuates. The river is used for irrigation and is dammed by the Hassan II and Mohamed V Dams.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moulouya River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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