Ouarzazate Province
Local name: إقليم ورززات
Located in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco Coordinates: 30°56′29″ N 6°54′10″ W
- Population
- 297,502
- 297.5K
- Elevation
- 1,129 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 25
- listed under Ouarzazate Province
- Airports
- OZZ Ouarzazate International Airport1 km
- OZG Zagora Airport125 km
About Ouarzazate Province
Ouarzazate Province is a district. Location: Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco. Population: 297,502.
Ouarzazate Province (Arabic: إقليم ورزازات, romanized: ʾiqlīm Warzāzāt; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵔⵣⴰⵣⴰⵜ, romanized: tasga n warzazat) is a province in the administrative region of Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco. Its population in 2024 was 304,932. The major cities and towns are: Ouarzazate Skoura Tabounte Taznakht
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At a glance
- Area
- 19,464 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Ouarzazate Province
- Zagora Province
Climate of Ouarzazate Province
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: February–April, October–November.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 21° · Night 7° · Rain 25 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 38°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (25 mm)
- Driest month
- July (1 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 15° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 34° | 38° | 37° | 32° | 26° | 21° | 16° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 21 |
Other places to visit in this season: February March April October November
How to get to Ouarzazate Province
The nearest airport is Ouarzazate International Airport (OZZ), 1 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is El Kelaa des Srarhna, 132 km to the north.
Airports
- Ouarzazate International Airport (OZZ) Ouarzazate 1 kmwest
- Zagora Airport (OZG) Zagora 125 kmsoutheast
- Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) Marrakesh 131 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 132 kmnorth
- Beni Mellal Population: 210.4K 163 kmnorth
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 174 kmnorth
- Ait Melloul Population: 187.7K 258 kmwest
- Berrechid Population: 149.2K 266 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ouarzazate Province
Within 100 km: 7 natural sites.
25–60 km1 place
- High Atlas Mountain 54 kmN
60–100 km6 places
- Sirwa Mountain 74 kmW
- Jebel Kissâne Mountain 64 kmSE
- Jebel Kissane Mountain 91 kmSE
- Jbel Toubkal Mountain 98 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Ouarzazate Province
25 places- 1 Ouarzazate 77.6K
- 2 Ouarzazate 53.5K
- 3 Tabount 33.9K
- 4 Skoura Ahl El Oust 24.1K
- 5 Tabounte 21.2K
- 6 Imi N Oulaoune 20K
- 7 Ouisselsate 15.3K
- 8 Tidli 14.6K
- 9 Telouet 14.2K
- 10 Ighrem N Ougdal 14K
- 11 Aznaguen 12K
- 12 Toundoute 10.6K
- 13 Tarmigt 9.7K
- 14 Siroua 9.6K
- 15 Ait Zineb 9.2K
- 16 Ghassate 8.4K
- 17 Idelsane 8.4K
- 18 Khouzama 8.2K
- 19 Amerzgane 7.6K
- 20 Taznakht 6.2K
- 21 Skoura 4.7K
- 22 Ait Benhaddou 50
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages2
- Aligh n’Targa · Village
- Ighrem n’Ougdal · Village
Mountains & nature1
- Ighil Mgoun · Mountain
Other regions in Drâa-Tafilalet
-
Zagora Province District, Drâa-Tafilalet122 km SE -
Tinghir Province District, Drâa-Tafilalet146 km NE
Sources & licences
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