Bouizakarne
Town in Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco
Bouizakarne ⴱⵓⵢⵣⴰⴽⴰⵔⵏ | |
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Town | |
City Center of Bouizakarne | |
29°10′00″N 9°44′00″W / 29.1667°N 9.73333°W / 29.1667; -9.73333 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Guelmim-Oued Noun |
Province | Guelmim |
Elevation | 623 m (2,044 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 14,228 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Bouizakarne ((Berber/Tifinagh script): ⴱⵓⵢⵣⴰⴽⴰⵔⵏ, Arabic: بو يزكارن) is a town in the Guelmim Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun in southern Morocco. In the 2014 census, it had a population of 14,228, the fifth-largest in the region and second-highest in the province after the regional capital Guelmim.[1]
The city name is composed of two Berber (Tashelhit) words, bou/bu/ⴱⵓ meaning "owner of", and izakarne/izakarn/ⵉⵣⴰⴽⴰⵔⵏ plural of izikr/ⵉⵣⵉⴽⵔ meaning "cord".
The town's surrounding Anti-Atlas mountains are covered with argan trees.
Notable people
- Driss Benzekri - Former international goalkeeper
References
- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on January 5, 2013.
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