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Assa, Morocco

Coordinates: 28°36′31″N 9°25′37″W / 28.60861°N 9.42694°W / 28.60861; -9.42694
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Assa
آسا
Assa is located in Morocco
Assa
Assa
Location in Morocco
Assa is located in Africa
Assa
Assa
Assa (Africa)
Coordinates: 28°36′31″N 9°25′37″W / 28.60861°N 9.42694°W / 28.60861; -9.42694
Country Morocco
RegionGuelmim-Oued Noun
Population
 (2012)
 • Total18,367[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Assa (Arabic: آسا) is a small town in southern Morocco, in the Assa-Zag province of the Guelmim-Oued Noun region, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of Guelmim and about 300 kilometres (190 mi) 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Morocco: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2013-03-25.[dead link]