Is El Aïoun safe? Morocco travel risk
Is El Aïoun safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Aïoun scores 44/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Morocco Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
El Aïoun scores 44/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Morocco (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to El Aïoun: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (55/100) and health and medical access (44/100).
A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Morocco travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 34.5852° N, 2.5056° W place El Aïoun within Oriental at an elevation of 604 meters. Heading to Rabat: 403.2 km W.
Oriental
34.5852° N, 2.5056° W
604 m
Africa/Casablanca
40,652
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Morocco)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Morocco travel advice & laws.
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