Is Laâyoune safe? Morocco travel risk
Is Laâyoune safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Laâyoune scores 39/100 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.
Laâyoune scores 39/100 (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 Laâyoune: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (55/100) and health and medical access (29/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Morocco travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (27.1500° N, 13.1989° W), Laâyoune sits 976.2 km NE from Rabat at lowland elevation.
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra
27.1500° N, 13.1989° W
Lowland
UTC
217,732
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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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