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Smara
Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra · Morocco
City population
42,056
#88
in Morocco
#13,349
worldwide
26.738, -11.672 · 932 km from Rabat
About Smara
Smara is a city in Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Morocco with a population of 42,056. It is the 88th largest of the 176 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Morocco, and the 13,349th largest worldwide. It lies 932 km from Rabat.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra
Elevation
188 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Casablanca
Coordinates
26.738, -11.672
Record updated
2026-04-08
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 176 in MoroccoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.