Ait Ouallal, Zagora
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Ait Ouallal
Ait Ouzzine / ⴰⵢⵜ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⴰⵍ آيت ولال | |
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Ait Ouallal | |
Coordinates: 30°51′51.858″N 5°53′20.412″W / 30.86440500°N 5.88900333°W | |
Country | Morocco |
Region | Drâa-Tafilalet |
Province | Zagora Province |
Community | Ait Ouallal |
Government | |
• President of the Urban Community of Ait Ouallal | Ahmed Ait Baha |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 9,649 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Area code | +212 |
Geocode | 587.03.07. |
Ait Ouallal (Berber languages: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⴰⵍ, Arabic: آيت ولال, also known as Ait Ouzzine and Ajmou Amajgal) is a rural municipality in the Zagora Province, in the region of Draa Tafilalet, Morocco. It is located at approximately 30°51′51.858″N 5°53′20.412″W / 30.86440500°N 5.88900333°W, near the village of N'Kob (3,1 km) and 27 kilometers from Tamsahelte (30°49′1.5″N 5°39′36″W / 30.817083°N 5.66000°W) via R108. Based on the 2004 census, Ait Ouallal has 9649 inhabitants.
Neighboring municipalities
[edit]Local institutions
[edit]The weekly open-air market, known as a "souk," takes place every Saturday in the neighboring town of Nkotb, located at a distance of approximately 1 kilometer.[1]
Climate
[edit]Ait Ouallal, Zagora has a desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).
Climate data for Ait Ouallal | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
37 (99) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40 (104) |
33.6 (92.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
28.1 (82.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21 (70) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
11.1 (51.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
8 (0.3) |
4 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
4 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
19 (0.7) |
20 (0.8) |
10 (0.4) |
93 (3.6) |
Source: Climate Data[2] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ List of weekly open-air markets in the province of Zagora
- ^ "Ait Ouallal's climate". Climate-Data.org.