Bouizakarne
Bouizakarne (Tashlhit (Latin script): Bu-izakarn, (Berber/Tifinagh script): ⴱⵓ-ⵉⵣⴰⴽⴰⵔⵏ, 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]
Bouizakarne
ⴱⵓ-ⵉⵣⴰⴽⴰⵔⵏ | |
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Town | |
 City Center of Bouizakarne | |
  Bouizakarne Location of Bouizakarne in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 29.1667°N 9.73333°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| 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 lies at the junction of the N1 and N12 highways, with the N1 linking it to the nearby Souss-Massa region to the north and Guelmim to the southwest. Since Bouizakarne is close to Souss-Massa region, 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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