Saharan Morocco
Saharan Morocco is a vast desert region dividing Morocco and Algeria. Its a hot, dry and often picturesque area. This area is not to be confused with another region further south often called Moroccan Western Sahara.| Tap on the map to travel |
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Popular Destinations
Ouarzazate
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Ouarzazate, nicknamed the door of the desert, is a city and capital of Ouarzazate Province in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet, south-central Morocco.
Errachidia
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Errachidia is a city of 92,000 people in the Saharan Morocco of Morocco. Errachidia north view…
Zagora
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Zagora is a town located in the Draa River valley in the Moroccan region of Drâa-Tafilalet.
Destinations
Erfoud
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Erfoud is a town in southern Morocco, in the Tafilalet-region.
Merzouga
Merzouga is a village in the Sahara Desert in Morocco, on the edge of Erg Chebbi, a 50-km long and 5-km wide set of sand dunes that reach up to 350 m above the plain and 808 m above sea level.
M'Hamid
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M'Hamid is a small village in Zagora region of Morocco, 98 km after Zagora, one of the two places in Morocco where Sahara begins.
Erg Chebbi
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Erg Chebbi is in Saharan Morocco. The dunes are one of Morocco's best Sahara Desert destinations.
Rissani
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Rissani is a small oasis town in Morocco that lies near the northwest edge of the Sahara desert.
Nkob
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N'Kob is a rural municipality in the Zagora province, in the Atlas Mountains.
Alnif
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Alnif is a town in Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco, known for its significant paleontological discoveries.
Khamlia
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Khamlia is small village located on the edge of sand dunes of Erg Chebbi in southeast Morocco near the Algerian border.
Saharan Morocco
- Location: Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude of centre
31.9319° or 31° 55' 55" northLongitude of centre
-4.4244° or 4° 25' 28" westWikidata ID
Q14207244Saharan Morocco Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Dutch: Sahara (Marokko)
- Dutch: Sahara
- Esperanto: Maroka Saharo
- Esperanto: Sahara Maroko
- French: Maroc saharien
- French: Sahara Marocain
- Hebrew: אזור מדבר סהרה במרוקו
- Italian: Marocco sahariano
- Russian: Марокканская Сахара
- Spanish: Meitanit
- Spanish: meitanit
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Saharan Morocco. Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 2.5.