Dcheira El Jihadia
Local name: الدشيرة الجهادية
Located in Inezgane-Ait Melloul, Souss-Massa Coordinates: 30°22′40″ N 9°32′16″ W
- Population
- 87,707
- 87.7K
- Elevation
- 23 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- AGA Al Massira Airport14 km
- ESU Essaouira-Mogador Airport114 km
About Dcheira El Jihadia
Dcheira El Jihadia is a municipality. Location: Inezgane-Ait Melloul, Souss-Massa. Population: 87,707. Elevation: 23 m.
Dcheira El Jihadia (Arabic: الدشيرة الجهادية) is a city in southern Morocco. It is located in the prefecture of Inezgane-Aït Melloul in Morocco's Souss-Massa region, 10 km south of the region's largest city of Agadir. The 2024 Moroccan census recorded 113,041 people living in 30,582 households.
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Population of Dcheira El Jihadia over time
| 1994 | 72,251 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 89,367 | |
| 2014 | 100,336 | |
| 2024 | 113,041 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Dcheira El Jihadia
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: October–June.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 23° · Night 13° · Rain 26 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 9°)
- Wettest month
- December (50 mm)
- Driest month
- August (0 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) | 20° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 23° | 21° |
| Average low (°C) | 9° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 50 |
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How to get to Dcheira El Jihadia
The nearest airport is Al Massira Airport (AGA), 14 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ait Melloul, 5 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Al Massira Airport (AGA) Agadir (Temsia) 14 kmsoutheast
- Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) Essaouira 114 kmnorth
- Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) Marrakesh 198 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Ait Melloul Population: 187.7K 5 kmsoutheast
- El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 275 kmnortheast
- El Jadida Population: 212.9K 334 kmnorth
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 359 kmnortheast
- Berrechid Population: 149.2K 370 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dcheira El Jihadia
Within 100 km: 2 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.
25–60 km3 places
- Souss-Massa National Park Natural site 35 kmS
- Oued Massa River 36 kmS
- Cap Ghir Natural site 44 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Dcheira El Jihadia and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Dcheira El Jihadia | Tan-Tan | Ouarzazate | El Kelaa des Srarhna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 87.7K | 79.9K | 77.6K | 104K |
| Elevation | 23 m | 45 m | 1,113 m | 471 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 28° | 30° | 38° | 35° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 9° | 10° | 2° | 5° |
| Annual rainfall | 215 mm | 79 mm | 170 mm | 280 mm |
| Best months | Oct–Jun | Nov–May | Feb–Apr, Oct–Nov | Mar–May, Oct–Nov |
| Distance | — | 263 km | 260 km | 275 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Other cities and towns in Inezgane-Ait Melloul
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Lqliaa Municipality, Inezgane-Ait Melloul7.3 km S -
Temsia Municipality, Inezgane-Ait Melloul13 km E -
Lqoliaa Town, Inezgane-Ait Melloul11 km SE
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Oadar Temsia Town, Inezgane-Ait Melloul12 km E
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