Rissani

Rissani is a town in in eastern , located near . It is the closest town of significant size to the , the largest sand desert in Morocco.
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  • Type: Locality with 20,500 residents
  • Description: town in Errachidia Province
  • Also known as: Recani”, “Reçani”, and “Risani

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sijilmasa.

Archaeological site
was a medieval Moroccan city and trade entrepôt at the northern edge of the in . The ruins of the town extend for five miles along the River Ziz in the oasis near the town of Rissani.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rissani.

Town
is a town.

Rissani

Latitude
31.2832° or 31° 16′ 59″ north
Longitude
-4.2657° or 4° 15′ 56″ west
Population
20,500
Elevation
761 metres (2,497 feet)
Open location code
8C3Q7PMM+7P
Geo­Names ID
2538027
Wiki­data ID
Q27536174
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Rissani” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الريصاني
  • Arabic: جماعة الريصاني
  • Catalan: Er-Rissani
  • Cebuano: Er-Rissani
  • Dutch: Rissani
  • French: Rissani
  • German: Rissani
  • Hebrew: ריסאני
  • Italian: Er-rissani
  • Moroccan Arabic: الريصاني
  • Persian: ریصانی
  • Polish: Ar-Risani
  • Portuguese: Rissani
  • Russian: Рисани
  • South Azerbaijani: ریصانی
  • Spanish: Al-Rissani
  • Spanish: Er-rissani
  • Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵕⵕⵉⵚⴰⵏⵉ
  • Swedish: Er-Rissani

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