Guelmim-Es Semara
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Guelmim-Es Semara كلميم السمارة |
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| Region | |
.svg) Location in Morocco |
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| Coordinates: 28°09′N 10°04′W / 28.150°N 10.067°WCoordinates: 28°09′N 10°04′W / 28.150°N 10.067°W | |
| Country |
 Morocco Western Sahara
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| Created | 1997 |
| Abolished | September 2015 |
| Capital | Guelmim |
| Area | |
| • Total | 122,825 km2 (47,423 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
| • Total | 501,921 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
Guelmim-Es Semara (Arabic: كلميم السمارة) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It covered an area of 122,825 km² and had a population of 501,921 (2014 census). The regional capital was Guelmim.
The southern half of Guelmin-Es Semara forms part of the Western Sahara. The region is bordered to the north by Souss-Massa-Drâa and to the west by Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, with the Algerian province of Tindouf to the east. Its disputed territory in the Western Sahara borders the Mauritanian Tiris Zemmour Region. Guelmin-Es Semara has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, with the Spanish Canary Islands lying off it. The Draa River, at 1,100 km the longest in Morocco, flows into the Ocean near Tan-Tan.
The region was made up of the following provinces:
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