Ait Ouallal, Zagora
Ait Ouallal Ait Ouzzine / ⴰⵢⵜ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⴰⵍ آيت ولال | |
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Ait Ouallal | |
Oasis of palm trees in N'Kob, near the village of Ait Ouallal | |
30°51′51.858″N 5°53′20.412″W / 30.86440500°N 5.88900333°W / 30.86440500; -5.88900333 | |
Country | Morocco |
Region | Drâa-Tafilalet |
Province | Zagora Province |
Community | Ait Ouallal |
Government | |
• President of the Urban Community of Ait Ouallal | Ahmed Ait Baha |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 9,649 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Area code | +212 |
Geocode | 587.03.07. |
Ait Ouallal (Berber languages: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⴰⵍ, Arabic: آيت ولال, also known as Ait Ouzzine and Ajmou Amajgal) is a rural municipality in the Zagora Province, in the region of Draa Tafilalet, Morocco. It is located at approximately 30°51′51.858″N 5°53′20.412″W / 30.86440500°N 5.88900333°W / 30.86440500; -5.88900333, near the village of N'Kob (3,1 km) and 27 kilometers from Tamsahelte (30°49′1.5″N 5°39′36″W / 30.817083°N 5.66000°W / 30.817083; -5.66000) via R108. Based on the 2004 census, Ait Ouallal has 9649 inhabitants.
Neighboring municipalities
Local institutions
The weekly open-air market, known as a "souk," takes place every Saturday in the neighboring town of Nkotb, located at a distance of approximately 1 kilometer.[1]
Climate
Ait Ouallal, Zagora has a desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).
Climate data for Ait Ouallal | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 31.6 (88.9) | 37 (99) | 41.2 (106.2) | 40 (104) | 33.6 (92.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 21.8 (71.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 28.1 (82.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 3.3 (37.9) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21 (70) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 12.1 (53.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 2.9 (37.2) | 11.1 (51.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 10 (0.4) | 19 (0.7) | 20 (0.8) | 10 (0.4) | 93 (3.6) |
Source: Climate Data[2] |