Merja Zerga
Merja Zerga or Lagune de Moulay Bou Selham is a tidal lagoon on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, 70 km north of the city of Kenitra. Classified as a Permanent Biological Reserve in 1978, it is managed by several government agencies.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zinkh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moulay Bousselham.
Moulay Bousselham
Photo: Deejay mans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moulay Bousselham is a town in Kénitra Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco. At the 2004 census, its population was 5,693.
Merja Zerga
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area
- Categories: protected area, lake, wetland, and recreation area
- Location: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.8402° or 34° 50′ 25″ northLongitude
-6.2676° or 6° 16′ 4″ westOpen location code
8C6MRPRJ+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 396269142OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetlandWikidata ID
Q403013
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Merja Zerga” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المرجة الزرقاء”
- Arabic: “المرجه الزرقاء”
- Arabic: “المنتزه الوطني المرجة الزرقاء”
- Basque: “Merja Zerga”
- Danish: “Merja Zerka”
- Dutch: “Merja Zerga”
- French: “Merja Zerga Biological Reserve”
- French: “Merja Zerga”
- Latvian: “Zergas ezers”
- Spanish: “Merja Zerga”
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