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: “Al-Rissani”, “Recani”, “Reçani”, “Risani”, and “جماعة الريصاني”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rissani and Sijilmasa.

Town
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is a town.

Village
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was a medieval Moroccan city and trade…

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”
  • 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: “Er-rissani”
  • Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⵕⵕⵉⵚⴰⵏⵉ”
  • Swedish: “Er-Rissani”

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