Tagounite Explained

Official Name:Tagounite
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Morocco
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Drâa-Tafilalet
Subdivision Type2:Province
Settlement Type:Commune
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone:WET
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:29.9585°N -5.9151°W
Elevation M:605

Tagounite is a rural Moroccan commune in the Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco, with about 17,412 inhabitants as of the 2004 census.[1] [2] [3]

Tagounite is known for its abandoned kasbahs,[4] as well as numerous meteorites found in the area.[5] [6] [7] It counted a sizeable Jewish population before the mass Moroccan Jewish exodus to Israel.[8] [9]

Tagounite has been one of the arrival points at the annual Africa Eco Race.[10] [11] [12]

The Draa River flows through the commune,[4] which has benefited from numerous water distribution and demineralization projects in recent years.[13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoNames.org. 2021-07-17. www.geonames.org.
  2. Web site: Tagounite, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco. 2021-07-17. ma.geoview.info.
  3. Web site: Collections Online British Museum. 2021-07-17. www.britishmuseum.org.
  4. Web site: Draa Valley oases, MOROCCO. 2021-07-17. Med-O-Med. en-US.
  5. Web site: Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Tagounite. 2021-07-17. www.lpi.usra.edu.
  6. Web site: Meteoritical Bulletin 84, Table 9. 2021-07-17. www.lpi.usra.edu.
  7. Web site: Lunar Meteorite: Northwest Africa 3136 Some Meteorite Information Washington University in St. Louis. 2021-07-17. sites.wustl.edu. en-US.
  8. Web site: 2019-2020. 2021-07-17. jewishstudies.rutgers.edu.
  9. Book: Goldenberg, André.. Art and the Jews of Morocco. 2014. 978-2-7572-0893-9. Paris. 915085335.
  10. Web site: 2017-01-03. Africa Eco Race: Ceci wins stage two and takes over race lead. 2021-07-17. euronews. en.
  11. Web site: Africa Race 2017 - Stage N°3 : TAGOUNITE > ASSA Drupal. 2021-07-17. www.africarace.com.
  12. Web site: Africa Race 2017 - Etape N°2 : DOMAINE MOULAY > TAGOUNITE Africa Eco Race. 2021-07-17. www.africarace.com.
  13. Web site: Office national de l'électricité et de l'eau potable : Un grand chantier ouvert dans la province de Zagora. 2021-07-17. Aujourd'hui le Maroc. fr-FR.
  14. Web site: 2021-06-26. Eau potable: Une station de déminéralisation à Zagora. 2021-07-17. L'Economiste. fr.

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