Guelmim
Guelmim (in Berber languages: Agʷelmim, ⴰⴳⵯⵍⵎⵉⵎ, in Arabic: ڭلميم, also spelled in European sources: Glaimim, Goulimine or Guelmin), is a city in southern Morocco, often called Gateway to the Desert. It is the capital of the Guelmim-Oued Noun region which includes southern Morocco (south of the Souss-Massa region) and the northeastern corner of Western Sahara. The population of the city was 187,808 as of the 2014 Moroccan census,[1] making it the largest city in the region. The N1 and N12 highways cross at Guelmim and link it to the nearby region of Souss-Massa.
Guelmim
Agʷelmim / ⴰⴳⵯⵍⵎⵉⵎ ڭلميم | |
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  Guelmim Location in Morocco  Guelmim Guelmim (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 28°59′N 10°04′W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Province | Guelmim |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 118,318 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Guelmim is located just north of Asrir, which was the site of an important trade-route city and the capital of the Saharan tribes. It was known in Arabic sources as Noul Lamta.
It is home to a camel market.
Most of the inhabitants speak either the Tachelhit language or the Hassaniya dialect of Arabic, as it is part of the Sahrawi-inhabited southern region of Morocco.
Climate
Guelmim has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).
| Climate data for Guelmim | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.7 (74.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) |
16 (0.6) |
11 (0.4) |
9 (0.4) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
5 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
19 (0.7) |
26 (1.0) |
119 (4.7) |
| Source: Climate-data.org | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
