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The Sous River, Sus River or Souss River ( Berber: Asif en Sus, Arabic: واد سوس) is a river in mid-southern 
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
located in the Sous region. It originates in the High Atlas
High Atlas, also called the Grand Atlas ( ar, الأطلس الكبير, Al-Aṭlas al-Kabīr; french: Haut Atlas; shi, ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⴷⵔⵏ ''Adrar n Dern''), is a mountain range in central Morocco, North Africa, the highest part of t ...
and flows west passing Aoulouz
Aoulouz or Aoullouz ( Shilha Berber Awlluẓ) is a rural commune and small town in Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of N ...
, Taroudannt
Taroudant (; ar, تارودانت, Latn, ar, tārūdānt, ) is a city in the Sous Valley in south western Morocco. It is situated east of Agadir on the road to Ouarzazate and the Sahara desert and south of Marrakesh. The town is known as the "G ...
, Oulad Teima
Oulad Teima also known as Houara (Berber: ⵡⵍⴰⴷ ⵜⴻⵢⵎⴰ or ⵀⵓⵡⴰⵔⴰ) is a city in Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa, Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Mag ...
, Inezgane
Inezgane (; ) is the capital of Inezgane-Aït Melloul Prefecture located on the north bank of the Sous River, about south of Agadir, on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Morocco. It is in some ways a suburb to the larger Agadir, but unlike the tourism ...
and Aït Melloul. It forms a basin which is protected from the desertic climate of the Sahara
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by the Anti-Atlas mountains and is one of Morocco's most fertile regions.
The Aoulouz Dam
Aoulouz or Aoullouz ( Shilha Berber Awlluẓ) is a rural commune and small town in Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of ...
is the main dam on this river.
See also
*Sous
The Sous region (also spelt Sus, Suss, Souss or Sousse) ( ar, سوس, sūs, shi, ⵙⵓⵙ, sus) is an area in mid-southern Morocco. Geologically, it is the alluvial basin of the Sous River (''Asif n Sus''), separated from the Sahara desert ...
* Agadir
Agadir ( ar, أݣادير, ʾagādīr; shi, ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ) is a major city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean, and south ...
* Taroudannt
Taroudant (; ar, تارودانت, Latn, ar, tārūdānt, ) is a city in the Sous Valley in south western Morocco. It is situated east of Agadir on the road to Ouarzazate and the Sahara desert and south of Marrakesh. The town is known as the "G ...
* Inezgan
* Ait Melloul
References
Rivers of Morocco Geography of Souss-Massa {{Morocco-river-stub