| Tafraout | |
| Native Name: | Arabic: تافراوت ⵜⴰⴼⵔⴰⵡⵜ |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Morocco |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Morocco |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Souss-Massa |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tiznit Province |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Population Total: | 4931 |
| Timezone: | WET |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Timezone Dst: | WEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 29.7167°N -66°W |
Tafraout, also Tafraoute[1] (ar|تافراوت,) is a town in Tiznit Province, Souss-Massa region, Morocco. Situated in the central part of the Anti-Atlas mountains, a mountain range in Morocco which is part of the Atlas Mountains in the northwest of Africa, the town has a population of 4,931 at the 2004 census.[2]
The basic meaning of the Shilha feminine noun tafrawt is "basin or cistern in which water drawn from a well is poured", with a derived meaning "valley".[3] The centre of the town of Tafraout is actually situated in a small valley, at the foot of Djebel Lekest, a pink granite mountain formed by erosion.[4] A male inhabitant is called in Shilha "u Tfrawt", (plural "ayt Tfrawt"); a female inhabitant is "ult Tfrawt", (plural "ist Tfrawt").[5]
The area is surrounded by mountains and olive and almond groves, as well as argan and fig trees.