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Assa آسا
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Coordinates: 28°36′31″N 9°25′37″W / 28.60861°N 9.42694°W / 28.60861; -9.42694
Country	Morocco
Region	Guelmim-Oued Noun
Population
• Total	18,367
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Assa (Arabic: آسا) is a small town in southern Morocco, in the Assa-Zag province of the Guelmim-Oued Noun region, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of Guelmim and about 300 kilometres (190 mi) south-west of Foum Zguid. It lies in a desert area north of the Jbel Ouarkziz and is part of the Sahrawi-inhabited southern region of Morocco. The Draa River lies to its south, and the N12 highway crosses the town.

In the 2012 census Assa had a population of 18,367, the largest in its province and sixth largest in the region.

References

1. ^ "Morocco: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

v t e Assa-Zag Province
Capital: Assa
Municipalities	Assa Zag
Rural communes	Aouint Lahna Aouint Yghomane Labouirat Touizgui

v t e Guelmim-Oued Noun region
Capital: Guelmim
Provinces	Assa-Zag Province Guelmim Province Sidi Ifni Province Tan-Tan Province
Cities	Assa Bouizakarne El Ouatia Guelmim Sidi Ifni Taghjijt Tan-Tan Zag

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