Khamlia

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Khamlia

Coordinates31.04°, -4.01°

Demographic figures from HCP Morocco. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Khamlia is small village located on the edge of sand dunes of Erg Chebbi in southeast Morocco near the Algerian border. The village is also called the southern gateway to the Sahara.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Drâa-Tafilalet

• Ksar Tanamouste
  2.3 mi away
• Hassilabied
  7.2 mi away
• Sijilmasa
  20.6 mi away
• Ouzina
  20.6 mi away
• Es-Sfalat
  21.2 mi away
• Es-Sifa
  24.4 mi away
• Arab Sebbah Ziz
  32.1 mi away
• Aarab Sebbah Gheris
  32.4 mi away
• Achouria
  40.9 mi away
• Zaouida Lakdima
  41.9 mi away
• Zaouida Jdida
  42.2 mi away
• Fezna
  43.1 mi away

Browse all places in Drâa-Tafilalet →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Urchin Beetle

Prionotheca coronata

Seen 2026-08-24

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Seen 2026-08-12

Sahara Frog

Pelophylax saharicus

Seen 2026-08-12

African fattail scorpion

Androctonus amoreuxi

Seen 2026-08-06

Anderson's Short-fingered Gecko

Stenodactylus petrii

Seen 2026-08-06

Saharan Silver Ant

Cataglyphis bombycina

Seen 2026-08-05

Greater Hoopoe-Lark

Alaemon alaudipes

Seen 2026-08-05

European Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Seen 2026-08-05

Domestic Chicken

Gallus gallus domesticus

Seen 2026-08-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).