- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- RBA Rabat-Salé Airport98 km
- TNG Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport103 km
About Lmarja Zarqa
Lmarja Zarqa is a lake. Location: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco. Elevation: 6 m.
Merja Zerga or Lagune de Moulay Bou Selham is a tidal lagoon on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, 70 km north of the city of Kenitra. Classified as a Permanent Biological Reserve in 1978, it is managed by several government agencies.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Ramsar site
- Maximum depth
- 1.5 m
- Area
- 4.5 ha
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Lmarja Zarqa
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 20° · Night 12° · Rain 87 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Ksar El Kebir · 38 km northeast21°
- Salé Al Jadida · 104 km southwest21°
- Casablanca · 186 km southwest22°
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 8°)
- Wettest month
- December (126 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) | 16° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 24° | 20° | 17° |
| Average low (°C) | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 105 | 90 | 78 | 53 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 87 | 126 |
Other places to visit in this season: April May June October
How to get to Lmarja Zarqa
The nearest airport is Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA), 98 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ksar El Kebir, 38 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA) Rabat 98 kmsouthwest
- Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG) Tangier 103 kmnorth
- Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) Tétouan 120 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Ksar El Kebir Population: 138.3K 38 kmnortheast
- Salé Population: 972.3K 100 kmsouthwest
- Salé Al Jadida Population: 200K 103 kmsouthwest
- Rabat Population: 1.7M 106 kmsouthwest
- Tétouan Population: 415.8K 116 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lmarja Zarqa
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 3 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km5 places
- Basra Historic site 37 kmE
- Baht River River 50 kmS
- Oued Loukos River 41 kmN
- Cité Archéologique Lixus Historic site 42 kmN
60–100 km2 places
- Oued Sebou River 72 kmSW
- Sidi Ghrib Mountain 80 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Moulay Bousselham Municipality, Kenitra Province7.5 km NE -
Bahhara Oulad Ayad Municipality, Kenitra Province8.9 km S
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Sidi Mohamed Lahmar Municipality, Kenitra Province12 km SE
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Chouafaa Municipality, Kenitra Province15 km NE
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Lalla Mimouna Municipality, Kenitra Province20 km E
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Lalla Mimouna Town, Lalla Mimouna19 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Morocco
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Baht River River, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra50 km S
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Oued Bou Regreg River, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra104 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources