Tissint Explained

Tissint
Other Name:تيسينت
Native Name:ⵜⵉⵙⵉⵏⵜ
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:Tata Province
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:9,927
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:29.9006°N -7.3203°W
Postal Code:84053

Tissint (Berber languages: ⵜⵉⵙⵉⵏⵜ, Arabic: تيسينت, also known as Agadir Tissinnt, Agadir Tissint, or Tissinnt) is a small town near Tata, Morocco in Tata Province in the Souss-Massa region of Morocco.[1] It has a population of 9,927 as of 2004.[2]

Tissint was the site of a meteorite fall on July 18, 2011. In October 2011, nomads began to find very fresh, fusion-crusted stones in a remote area of the Oued Drâa intermittent watershed, centered about 50 km ESE of Tata, Morocco and 48 km SSW of Tissint, near the Oued El Gsaïb drainage and also near El Ga’ïdat plateau known as Hmadat Boû Rba’ine. The largest pieces were recovered in the El Ga’ïdat plateau, and the smallest ones (a few grams) were found closer to the El Aglâb mountains. One 47 g crusted stone was documented as found at 29°28.917’ N, 7°36.674’ W.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Traveling Luck for Tissint, Guelmim-Es Smara, Morocco. Traveling Luck. 16 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004. Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. 27 April 2012.
  3. Web site: Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Tissint. The Meteoritical Society. 16 October 2012. 17 January 2012.