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Figuig
فجيج | |
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  Figuig Location in Morocco  Figuig Figuig (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 32°7′0″N 1°13′37″W / 32.11667°N 1.22694°W | |
| Province of Figuig |  Morocco |
| Region | Eastern |
| Province | Figuig |
| Government | |
| • Type | Moroccan |
| Area | |
• Total | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 10,872 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Figuig or Figig (Arabic: فجيج, romanized: Fijīj)[2] is an oasis town in eastern Morocco near the Atlas Mountains, on the border with Algeria.
The town is built around an oasis of date palms, surrounded by rugged, mountainous wilderness. Modernization has somewhat raised the standard of living, and drawn much of the town's population away, so that it is now struggling to reach stability. Its population in 2014 was 10,872, down from a peak of 14,571 in 1982.[3]
The Ksour Range is a mountainous area extending between Figuig and El Bayadh.[4]
- ^ "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ العربي،, هلالي،; محمد, بوزيان، بنعلي (2011). فجيج تحت الحماية الفرنسية: 1912-1927 (in Arabic). مطبعة الجسور،.
- ^ "Démographie". Site officiel de la ville de Figuig (in French and Arabic). 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ Montagnes des Ksour - Géographie militaire