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Alnif

Local name: ‫النيف‬

Located in Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Coordinates: 31°07′06″ N 5°06′48″ W

Map showing the location of Alnif Alnif
Location in Morocco
Population
17,103
17.1K
Elevation
924 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Alnif
When to go
March–AprilNovember
See the climate
Airports
ERH Moulay Ali Cherif Airport114 km
OZG Zagora Airport119 km

About Alnif

Alnif is a municipality. Location: Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet. Population: 17,103. Elevation: 924 m.

From Wikipedia

Alnif is a town in Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, located in the southeastern region of Morocco 880 meters above sea. The town has a population of 5,457 according to a 2024 census. It lies on the N12 highway, connecting Tinejdad and Taouz.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Travel notes for Alnif

From Wikivoyage

Alnif is in Saharan Morocco.

Understand+

Alnif is a small dusty desert town famous for its supply of trilobite fossils. Here you can buy authentic fossils or arrange a tour of the fossil beds to try your hand at prospecting.

Get in+

Alnif is a small town on the N12 highway between Rissani and Zagora. The R113 highway runs from Alnif north to the N10 highway and Tinghir.

Local buses run between Rissani and Tazzarine and will drop you off at Alnif. There is at least one bus at 11:30 from Rissani directly to Alnif for 20 dirham, 2 hr. The grand taxi for that distance is 25 dirham. From Tazzarine the grand taxis are frequent and cost 25 dirham.

Buses also run north to Tinghir. Like most local buses, the schedules are sporadic and buses are somewhat infrequent, but with some patience you shouldn't have any problem getting in and out of Alnif to any of the larger hubs in the area.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Population of Alnif over time

Population of Alnif over time
1994 19,023
2004 20,175
2014 22,724
2024 20,978

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Alnif

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: March–April, November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 22° · Night 9° · Rain 14 mm

Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
February (15 mm)
Driest month
July (2 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Alnif
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)17°20°23°26°30°35°39°38°33°27°22°18°
Average low (°C)4°6°10°13°17°21°24°23°20°14°9°5°
Precipitation (mm)101510644258141415

Other places to visit in this season: March April November

How to get to Alnif

The nearest airport is Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH), 114 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zagora Airport (OZG) (119 km). The nearest large city is Beni Mellal, 179 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) Errachidia 114 kmnortheast
  • Zagora Airport (OZG) Zagora 119 kmsouthwest
  • Ouarzazate International Airport (OZZ) Ouarzazate 173 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Beni Mellal Population: 210.4K 179 kmnorthwest
  • Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 214 kmnorthwest
  • El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 241 kmnorthwest
  • Berrechid Population: 149.2K 333 kmnorthwest
  • Salé Al Jadida Population: 200K 354 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Alnif

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 3 natural sites.

0–25 km1 place

  • Amchad Mountain 23 kmNE

60–100 km3 places

  • Gorges du Dadès Natural site 89 kmNW
  • Kef Al Mdawra Mountain 71 kmE
  • Sijilmassa Historic site 81 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Alnif

1 place
  1. 1 Alnif 5.2K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources