Saïdia, nicknamed the Blue Pearl, is a coastal town in northeastern Morocco, in Berkane Province in the Beni Znassen region, on the Mediterranean coast north of Berkane and near the Moroccan-Algerian border to the east. Its 14-kilometer coastline is one of the longest beaches in Morocco, known for its golden sand and Mediterranean climate, and the town has grown into a popular international tourist destination with private beach resorts, shopping malls, golf courses and other sports facilities.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Saïdia (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 10,514 (2024)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 35.085, longitude -2.239167
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 10514 (2024)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Saidia - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2537802
35.08195 -2.22897 P PPL MA 02 113 9587 4 Africa/Casablanca
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 4 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, -2.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, -2.25
35.25 -2.25 BSh
Saïdia (Wikipedia)
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Saïdia (Arabic: السعيدية, romanized: Al-sa'idiyya; Berber languages: ⴰⵊⵔⵓⴷ, Ajrud), known as the "Blue Pearl", is a coastal town in northeastern Morocco.
- In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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