Al-Maamora Forest
Al-Mamoura Forest in Morocco is the largest Quercus suber forest in the world, with an area of 130,000 hectares. It is situated on the Atlantic coast between the cities of Rabat and Kenitra and is primarily composed of four tree species: Quercus suber, eucalyptus, pinales, and acacias.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Forest
- Description: protected area in Morocco
- Also known as: “El Ma’moura” and “Forêt de la Maâmora ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵜ ⵏ ⵎⵄⵎⵓⵕⴰ غابة المعمورة”
Al-Maamora Forest
- Location: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.0977° or 34° 5′ 52″ northLongitude
-6.6153° or 6° 36′ 55″ westOpen location code
8C6M39XM+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 185913284OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestWikidata ID
Q3285041
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Al-Maamora Forest” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المعمورة (غابة)”
- Arabic: “غابة المعمورة”
- Arabic: “غابة معمورة”
- Arabic: “معمورة (غابة)”
- French: “Forêt de la Maâmora”
- French: “Maamora”
- French: “Maâmora”
- French: “Mamora”
- Italian: “Mamora”
- Moroccan Arabic: “غابة د لمعمورة”
- Moroccan Arabic: “لغابة د لمعمورة”
- Portuguese: “El Ma moura”
- Portuguese: “El Ma’moura”
- Portuguese: “Mamora”
- Slovenian: “Mamora”
- Swedish: “Maarora”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forêt de la Maâmora ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵜ ⵏ ⵎⵄⵎⵓⵕⴰ غابة المعمورة and Dar 3mira.
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