Ait Ouallal, Zagora
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Ait Ouallal
Ait Ouzzine / ⴰⵢⵜ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⴰⵍ آيت ولال | |
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| Ait Ouallal | |
 Oasis of palm trees in N'Kob, near the village of Ait Ouallal | |
  Ait Ouallal Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 30°51′51.858″N 5°53′20.412″W / 30.86440500°N 5.88900333°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Drâa-Tafilalet |
| Province | Zagora Province |
| Community | Ait Ouallal |
| Government | |
| • President of the Urban Community of Ait Ouallal | Ahmed Ait Baha |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 9,649 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Area code | +212 |
| Geocode | 587.03.07. |
Ait Ouallal (Berber languages: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⴰⵍ, Arabic: آيت ولال, also known as Ait Ouzzine and Ajmou Amajgal) is a rural municipality in the Zagora Province, in the region of Draa Tafilalet, Morocco. It is located at approximately 30°51′51.858″N 5°53′20.412″W / 30.86440500°N 5.88900333°W, near the village of N'Kob (3,1 km) and 27 kilometers from Tamsahelte (30°49′1.5″N 5°39′36″W / 30.817083°N 5.66000°W) via R108. Based on the 2004 census, Ait Ouallal has 9649 inhabitants.
Local institutions
The weekly open-air market, known as a "souk," takes place every Saturday in the neighboring town of Nkotb, located at a distance of approximately 1 kilometer.[1]
