Ouarzazate (Province)

Ouarzazate Province in the former Souss-Massa-Draâ region

Ait Ben Haddou

Ighrem n'Ougdal - Agadir

Ouarzazate - Kasbah Taourirt

Skoura - date palm oasis with the Kasbah Amerhidil and the southern slopes of the High Atlas

The province of Ouarzazate ( Arabic إقليم ورززات, DMG Iqlīm Warzazāt , Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵔ ⵣⴰⵣⴰⵝ ) is a province in southern Morocco . It has belonged to the Drâa-Tafilalet region since the administrative reform of 2015 and is located south of the High Atlas and north of the Anti-Atlas . In 2009 the province was reduced in size by large parts of the then newly created Tinghir province . With a current area of ​​12,012 km², the province has almost 300,000 inhabitants (2014), who are spread over 2 municipalities (M) and 15 rural communities (communes rurales) . The capital of the province is the city of the same name, Ouarzazate .

geography

location

The province of Ouarzazate borders in the west on the province of Taroudannt , in the northwest on the province Al Haouz , in the northeast on the province Azilal , in the east on the province Tinghir , in the southeast on the province Zagora and in the south on the province Tata .

landscape

The landscapes of the province range from the snow-covered mountain slopes in the south of the High Atlas to the western Dadès valley with the El Mansour Eddahbi reservoir to the bare and nameless heights of the Anti Atlas and the eastern part of the Jbel Sirwa massif.

climate

In the winter nights, degrees of frost can be reached, but during the day the thermometer climbs to values ​​between 10 and 20 ° C. In summer it is unbearably hot in the lowlands with daytime temperatures of over 40 ° C; In contrast, it is much cooler at night.

Attractions

The main attraction of the province is the Berber town of Aït-Ben-Haddou , whose residential castles ( tighremts ) have served as a backdrop in many films. To the north of it are the Ounila valley and the town of Telouet with the partly palatial Kasbah Thami El Glaouis . Directly on the main road from Marrakech to Ouarzazate is the place Ighrem n'Ougdal with its imposing warehouse castle ( agadir ). In Ouarzazate itself, the Kasbah Taourirt is of tourist interest. The oasis of Skoura with its date palm groves and its crumbling mud buildings is also part of the tour program.

Municipalities

The municipalities in the province as self-governing bodies of the local community are shown in the table below with the number of inhabitants. Only the first two municipalities are classified as urban settlements (M = commune municipal ); the rest are considered rural communities ( communes rurales ) and consist of a large number of villages.

local community	Residents
	1994	2004	2014
Ouarzazate (M)	39,203	56,616	71,067
Taznakht (M)	3.813	6,185	7,281
Aït Zineb	9,042	9.233	10,078
Amerzgane	8,654	7,593	8,820
Aznaguen (Iznaguen)	10,632	12,040	12,017
Ghassate	9,843	8,815	8,448
Idelsane	8,515	8,140	8,374
Ighrem n'Ougdal	13,634	14,014	14,804
Imi N'Oulaoune	20,048	19,968	21,061
Khouzama	7,690	8,191	7,488
Ouisselsate	15,065	15,361	14,196
Siroua	9,255	9,633	9,678
Skoura	20,268	22,880	24,055
Tarmigt	21,884	30,871	40.184
Telouet	14,132	14,211	14,060
Tidli (Tidili)	13,628	14,660	15,285
Toundoute	11,262	11,877	10,606
to hum	236,568	270.288	297.502

Web links

Commons : Province of Ouarzazate  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Communes & Villes du Maroc. Province of Ouarzazate
• Ouarzazate Province near Geonames

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ouarzazate Province population statistics
2. ↑ Population statistics Morocco ( Memento from July 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Spelling of the municipalities after: Communes & villes du Maroc