Taliouine Explained

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]

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30.5328°N -7.9256°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Gazetteer. dead. https://archive.today/20121210190309/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1248941507&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-6480&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500. 2012-12-10.
  2. Web site: Talaouine Festival in November: an ode to saffron. 2019-11-22. Morocco Travel Guide. en-GB. 2020-05-29.