Guelmim (in Berber: ⴰⴳⵯⵍⵎⵉⵎ, in Arabic:كلميم‎, also spelled Glaimim, Goulimine or Guelmin; in Shilha, it is called Agʷlmim), is a city in southern Morocco, often called Gateway to the Desert (la porte du désert). It is the capital of the Guelmim-Oued Noun region which includes southern Morocco (south of the Souss-Massa region) and northern Western Sahara. The population of the city is 117 000 (2006 census), making it the largest city in the region. The N1 and N12 highways cross at Guelmim and link it to the nearby region of Souss-Massa-Drâa.