Lake Aguelmame Sidi Ali

Aguelmame Sidi Ali
A view of the lake
Aguelmame Sidi Ali is located in Morocco
Aguelmame Sidi Ali
Aguelmame Sidi Ali
LocationKhenifra National Park, Morocco
Coordinates33°04′18″N 04°59′52″W / 33.07167°N 4.99778°W / 33.07167; -4.99778
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Basin countriesMorocco
Surface area40 km2 (15 sq mi)
Max. depth36 m (118 ft)
Official nameAguelmams Sidi Ali – Tifounassine
Designated15 January 2005
Reference no.1468[1]

Aguelmame Sidi Ali is a lake in Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco. Located at an altitude of 2,080 metres, Aguelmame Sidi Ali has a surface area of approximately 500 hectares (1,200 acres) and a depth of 36 m (118 ft).[2] It is near the boundary of the province of Ifrane within the Middle Atlas mountains. It is part of Khenifra National Park, a 842 km2 (325 sq mi) protected area created in 2008.[3]

  1. ^ "Aguelmams Sidi Ali – Tifounassine". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Sayad, Ahmed; Chakiri, Saïd; Martin, Claude; Bejjaji, Zohra; Echarfaoui, Hassan (2011). "Effet des conditions climatiques sur le niveau du lac Sidi Ali (Moyen Atlas, Maroc)". Physio-géo (in French). Vol. 5. pp. 251–268. doi:10.4000/physio-geo.2145. ISSN 1958-573X.
  3. ^ "Khenifra National Park in Morocco". Protected Planet. Retrieved 9 August 2019.