Is Ras el Oued safe? Morocco travel risk
Is Ras el Oued safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ras el Oued scores 47/100 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.
Ras el Oued scores 47/100 (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 Ras el Oued: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (55/100) and health and medical access (63/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Morocco travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Fès-Meknès (34.1500° N, 4.0000° W), Ras el Oued sits 262.1 km W from Rabat at lowland elevation.
Fès-Meknès
34.1500° N, 4.0000° W
Lowland
UTC
15,949
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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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