Diagram showing the relationship between the zenith, the nadir, and different types of horizon. The nadir is opposite the zenith.

The nadir (from Arabic: نظير / ALA-LC: naẓīr; meaning "opposite") is the direction pointing directly below a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface there. Since the concept of being below is itself somewhat vague, scientists define the nadir in more rigorous terms. Specifically, in astronomy, geophysics and related sciences (e.g., meteorology), the nadir at a given point is the local vertical direction pointing in the direction of the force of gravity at that location. The direction opposite of the nadir is the zenith.

Nadir also refers to the downward-facing viewing geometry of an orbiting satellite,^[1] such as is employed during remote sensing of the atmosphere, as well as when an astronaut faces the Earth while performing an EVA.

This diagram depicts a satellite observing backscattered sunlight in the nadir viewing geometry.

The word is also used figuratively to mean the lowest point of a person's spirits,^[2] or the quality of an activity or profession.^[3]

The term nadir can also be used to represent the lowest point reached by a celestial body during its apparent orbit around a given point of observation. This can be used to describe the location of the Sun, but it is only technically accurate for one latitude at a time and only possible at the low latitudes. The sun is said to be at the nadir at a location when it is at the zenith at the location's antipode.

In western medicine, the term nadir is used to represent the lowest level of a red blood cell count while a patient is undergoing chemotherapy.^[4] A diagnosis of neutropenic nadir postchemotherapy typically lasts 7–10 days.^[5]

See also[link]

Look up nadir in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Zenith

References[link]

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Nadir Lamyaghri

Personal information
Full name	Nadir Lamyaghri
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Wydad Casablanca
Number	1
Youth career
	Racing Casablanca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–2000	Racing Casablanca	?	(?)
2000–2001	Wydad Casablanca	?	(?)
2001–2002	→ Hassania Agadir (loan)	?	(?)
2002–2006	Wydad Casablanca	?	(?)
2006–2007	→ Al-Wahda (loan)		(0)
2007–2008	Wydad Casablanca	?	(0)
2008	→ Al-Wahda (loan)
2008-	Wydad Casablanca	?	(0)
National team‡
2003–	Morocco	37	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 october 2010 (UTC)

Nadir Lamyaghri (born 13 February 1976) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Wydad Casablanca.

Career[link]

He played with the Racing Casablanca from 1995 to 2000 and joined Wydad Casablanca for one saison then he was loan to Hassania Agadir and won the Moroccan League he got back to the Wydad and went to the United Arab Emirates to Al-Wahda for one saison and got back to the Wydad Casablanca,now,he stills play with the Wydad Casablanca.

International career[link]

He was part of the Moroccan 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group D, behind group winners Iraq and runners-up Costa Rica.He finished at the second position of the 2004 African Cup of Nations with morocco.

External links[link]

• Profile on national-football-teams.com

v t e Morocco squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations Runners-up 1 Fouhami 2 Regragui 3 Roumani 4 Ouaddou 5 El Karkouri 6 Naybet 7 Zairi 8 Kissi 9 Baha 10 Hdiouad 11 Moha 12 El Jarmouni 13 Kharja 14 Bidoudane 15 Safri 16 Mokhtari 17 Chamakh 18 Alla 19 Alioui 20 Hadji 21 Chihab 22 Lamyaghri Coach: Zaki

v t e Morocco squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Jarmouni 2 Regragui 3 Kacemi 4 Ouaddou 5 El Karkouri 6 Naybet 7 Zairi 8 Ouchla 9 Boussaboun 10 Madihi 11 Moha 12 Chadili 13 Kharja 14 Abdessadek 15 Safri 16 Erbati 17 Chamakh 18 Chippo 19 Aboucherouane 20 Hadji 21 El Kaddouri 22 Lamyaghri 23 Armoumen Coach: Fakhir

v t e Morocco squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Lamyaghri 2 Chrétien 3 Mahdoufi 4 Ouaddou 5 El Karkouri 6 Erbati 7 Alloudi 8 Kissi 9 El Moubarki 10 Sektioui 11 Zerka 12 Fouhami 13 Kharja 14 Chahiri 15 Safri 16 Mokhtari 17 Chamakh 18 Kabous 19 Alioui 20 Hadji 21 El Kaddouri 22 Bagui 23 Aboucherouane Coach: Michel

v t e Morocco squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Lamyaghri 2 Chrétien 3 El Kaddouri 4 Kantari 5 Benatia 6 Hermach 7 Taarabt 8 El Ahmadi 9 El-Arabi 10 Belhanda 11 Assaidi 12 Amsif 13 Kharja 14 Boussoufa 15 El Kaoutari 16 Alioui 17 Chamakh 18 Boukhriss 19 Carcela-Gonzalez 20 Hadji 21 Amrabat 22 Badda 23 Mrani Coach: Gerets

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