Sijilmasa was a medieval Moroccan city and trade entrepôt at the northern edge of the Sahara in Morocco. The ruins of the town extend for five miles along the River Ziz in the Tafilalt oasis near the town of Rissani. Sijilmasa is situated 2½ km west of Moulay Ali Cherif.

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Rissani

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Rissani is a town in Errachidia Province in eastern Morocco, located near Erfoud. It is the closest town of significant size to the Erg Chebbi, the largest sand desert in Morocco.

Rissani

Town

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Rissani is a town.

Moulay Ali Cherif

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

31.27965° or 31° 16′ 47″ north

Longitude

-4.25306° or 4° 15′ 11″ west

Elevation

761 metres (2,497 feet)

Open location code

8C3Q7PHW+VQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1129537770

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=sunni

GeoNames ID

11359757

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