Talsint Explained

Official Name:Talsint
Settlement Type:Rural commune
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Name1:Oriental
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Figuig
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:16,166
Population Urban:9,079
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1

Talsint is a town and rural commune in Figuig Province, Oriental, Morocco. According to the 2004 census, it had a population of 7,098.[2]

Talsint enjoyed huge media coverage in Morocco, when on 20 August 2000, King Mohammed VI announced the discovery of substantial quantities of oil and natural gas reserves in the region.[3] Further research revealed this to be untrue.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D’APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014 . ar, fr . . 8 April 2015 . 29 September 2017.
  2. Web site: World Gazetteer. dead. https://archive.today/20120919014149/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1248939396&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-6467&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500. 19 September 2012.
  3. Web site: Portail national du Maroc : Discours de S.M. le Roi Mohammed VI à l’occasion du 47ème anniversaire de la Révolution du Roi et du Peuple et du 37ème anniversaire du Souverain. 20/08/2000. Maroc.ma. 12 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060901052102/http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/72119D42-8181-4E8C-BC17-B842BF31DB1D. 1 September 2006.