Assa, Morocco Explained

Assa
Native Name:آسا
Pushpin Map:Morocco#Africa
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Morocco
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Guelmim-Oued Noun
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:18,367
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:28.6086°N -9.4269°W

Assa (Arabic: آسا) is a small town in southern Morocco, in the Assa-Zag province of the Guelmim-Oued Noun region, about south-east of Guelmim and about south-west of Foum Zguid. It lies in a desert area north of the Jbel Ouarkziz and is part of the Sahrawi-inhabited southern region of Morocco. The Draa River lies to its south, and the N12 highway crosses the town.

In the 2012 census Assa had a population of 18,367, the largest in its province and sixth largest in the region.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morocco: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population . World Gazetteer . 2013-03-25 .