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Oued Guir

Coordinates: 31°44′N 2°48′W / 31.733°N 2.800°W / 31.733; -2.800
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Oued Guir
The river system of the Saoura with the Guir (top left center)
Location
CountriesAlgeria and Morocco
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAtlas Mountains near Gourrama
Mouth 
 • location
Oued Saoura at Igli
 • elevation
498 m (1,634 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightBeni Yal, Oued Zelmou

Oued Guir is an intermittent river or wadi that flows through the Drâa-Tafilalet and Oriental regions in southeastern Morocco and Béchar Province in western Algeria.[1]

Course

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The Oued Guir originates high in the Atlas Mountains 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of the town of Gourrama, Drâa-Tafilalet, then flows south to Boudenib and turns east, crossing into Oriental Region. Here it meets the Beni Yal and Oued Zelmou and turns south to the border with Algeria. After entering Algeria, the river enters the Djorf Torba dam, the continues past Abadla to Igli, where it merges with the Oued Zouzfana to form the Oued Saoura.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Merzougui, Touhami. "L'eau dans l'oasis de Béni Abbés : un patrimoine essentiel (Vallée de la Saoura, Sud Ouest algérien)" (PDF). Nature Vivante. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

31°44′N 2°48′W / 31.733°N 2.800°W / 31.733; -2.800