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Ouassane Destination Guide
Explore Ouassane in Morocco
Ouassane in the region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is a place in Morocco - some 251 mi or ( 404 km ) South-West of Rabat , the country's capital city .
Time in Ouassane is now 10:43 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Casablanca " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tiout, Timezgadiouine, Taroudant, Taoubalt, and Tagant. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tiout . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ouassane ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Essaouira, Morocco
Essaouira is a precious city, located on the Atlantic coast of the African continent. It has almost a thousand nicknames: "the Pearl of the Atlantic", "the sleeping beauty etc...they can all be traced ..
Maâlem All Stars @ Essaouira Gnaoua World Music Festival 2012
Concert de clôture du festival, ici avec Maâlem Omar Hayat sur le devant de la scène ..
Gettin' Lost: Essaouira
Our journey in the kingdom of Morocco continues! Essaouira is quite small but symphatetic little town on the east coast just above Agadir. It's known for extensive culture life which is covered in thi ..
2011 Dulketais Maroko takais.mp4
Žygis per maroko karalystę ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Sidi Kaouki
Sidi Kaouki is a small town and rural commune in Essaouira Province of the Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 4335 people living in 902 households.
Located at 31.36 -9.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Diabat
Diabat is a village in western Morocco near the coast of the Atlantic Ocean about five kilometres south of the city of Essaouira. (Ellingham, 2007) The Bordj El Berod is a ruined watchtower located somewhat south of the mouth of Oued Ksob (Hogan, 2007) near about one kilometre west of Diabat.
Located at 31.48 -9.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Oued Ksob
Oued Ksob is a river in western Morocco that discharges to the Atlantic Ocean on a broad beach slightly south of the city of Essaouira and slightly north of the village of Diabat. The mouth of the river along with the nearby Iles Purpuraires is known for sighting of the rare species Eleonora's Falcon. (Internet Bird Collection, 2007) To the south of the Ksob mouth is a ruined watchtower known as the Bordj El Berod. (Hogan, 2007)
Located at 31.47 -9.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Mogador island
Mogador island is the main island of the Iles Purpuraires in front of Essaouira. It is about 3 kilometers long and 1.5 kilometers wide, and lies about 1.5 kilometers from the opposite beach of Essaouira. The Carthaginian navigator Hanno visited and established a trading post there in the area in the 5th century BCE, and Phoenician artifacts have been found on the island.
Located at 31.50 -9.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Iles Purpuraires
Iles Purpuraires are a set of small islands off the western coast of Morocco at the bay located at Essaouira. These islands were settled in antiquity by the Phoenicians, chiefly to exploit certain marine resources and as a promontory fort. (Hogan, 2007) Roman occupation of western Morocco beginning in the 2nd century BC continued the use of the islets, principally for manufacture of a royal blue dye from certain marine organisms.
Located at 31.50 -9.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.