Guelmim

Guelmim Agʷelmim / ⴰⴳⵯⵍⵎⵉⵎ ڭلميم
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Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] 28°59′N 10°04′W / 28.983°N 10.067°W / 28.983; -10.067
Country	Morocco
Region	Guelmim-Oued Noun
Province	Guelmim
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	118,318
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Guelmim (in Social:Berber languages: Agʷelmim, ⴰⴳⵯⵍⵎⵉⵎ, in Arabic: ڭلميم, also spelled in European sources: Glaimim, Goulimine or Guelmin), is a city in southern Morocco, often called 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,^[1] 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 tribes. It was known in Arabic sources as Noul Lamta.

It is home to a camel market.

Most of the inhabitants speak either the Tachelhit language or the Hassaniya dialect of Arabic, as it is part of the Sahrawi-inhabited southern region of Morocco.

Climate

Guelmim has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). Script error: No such module "weather box".

See also

• Beni Ḥassān
• Noun River
• Maqil
• Tekna

References

External links

• Lexicorient

[ ⚑ ] 28°59′N 10°04′W / 28.983°N 10.067°W / 28.983; -10.067

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