Bouizakarne
Local name: بو يزكارن
Located in Guelmim Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Coordinates: 29°10′31″ N 9°42′23″ W
- Population
- 11,982
- 12K
- Elevation
- 628 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- AGA Al Massira Airport130 km
- TTA Tan Tan Airport163 km
About Bouizakarne
Bouizakarne is a municipality. Location: Guelmim Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun. Population: 11,982. Elevation: 628 m.
Bouizakarne (Tashelhit: 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. 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.
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Population of Bouizakarne over time
| 1994 | 8,638 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11,982 | |
| 2014 | 14,228 | |
| 2024 | 18,036 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Bouizakarne
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: March–May, October–November.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 22° · Night 11° · Rain 24 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 6°)
- Wettest month
- December (31 mm)
- Driest month
- August (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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 18° | 19° | 22° | 23° | 25° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 25° | 22° | 19° |
| Average low (°C) | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 25 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 31 |
Other places to visit in this season: March April May October November
How to get to Bouizakarne
The nearest airport is Al Massira Airport (AGA), 130 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ait Melloul, 131 km to the north.
Airports
- Al Massira Airport (AGA) Agadir (Temsia) 130 kmnorth
- Tan Tan Airport (TTA) Tan Tan 163 kmsouthwest
- Tindouf Airport (TIN) Tindouf 222 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Ait Melloul Population: 187.7K 131 kmnorth
- El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 387 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bouizakarne
Within 100 km: 1 natural site, 1 lake, river or coast.
25–60 km1 place
- Ras Barsig Natural site 58 kmW
60–100 km1 place
- Oued Massa River 100 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Other cities and towns in Guelmim Province
Sources & licences
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