Oued Noun
| Oued Noun | ||
_p014_WADNOON.jpg) Place San Miguel de Asaca at the mouth of the Oued Noun (1837) |
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| Data | ||
| location | Morocco | |
| River system | Oued Noun | |
| origin |
Anti-Atlas south of Tafraoute 29 ° 23 ′ 18 ″ N , 9 ° 57 ′ 38 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 1000 m | |
| muzzle | south of Sidi Ifni in the Atlantic Coordinates: 29 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ W 29 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1000 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 17 ‰ | |
| length | 60 km | |
The Oued Noun ( Arabic واد نون) Or Oued Assaka is often dries today coastal rivers ( Wadi ) in the region Guelmim-Oued Noun in southwest Morocco . During the Portuguese-Spanish voyages of discovery, it was the southernmost year-round water-bearing river in North Africa.
course
The Oued Noun rises in the relatively rainy southwest of the Anti-Atlas -Gebirges in place Tioughza and flows south of Sidi Ifni in the Atlantic . Since the headwaters dry out from late spring to late autumn, the length of the river varies with the seasons - during and after the winter rainy season it is about 60 km; in summer and autumn it is only about 30 km (sometimes less). The height of the spring varies accordingly (approx. 700 to 1000 m).
history
At the time of the Portuguese-Spanish voyages of discovery, the Oued Noun was the last possibility to take up water for a distance of several hundred or several thousand kilometers for the ships of the explorers or traders sailing south or west to the Canary Islands . The Spaniards built the place San Miguel de Asaca or San Miguel de Saca at its mouth .