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]