Official Name: | Taliouine |
Native Name: | Arabic: تاليوين |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Morocco |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Morocco |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Morocco |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Souss-Massa |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Taroudant |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 5844 |
Timezone: | WET |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 30.5328°N -7.9256°W |
Postal Code: | 83500 |
Taliouine (Arabic: تاليوين) is a town in Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 5,844.[1]
Taliouine is famous for its production of saffron and is one of the main exporters of this spice worldwide. The town celebrates Anmugar Amadal N Zafran, Le Festival International de Safran every year in winter (usually November), the season in which the saffron flower germinates.[2]