Tagounite | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 29°57′31″N 5°54′54″W / 29.95854°N 5.91509°W | |
Country | Morocco |
Region | Drâa-Tafilalet |
Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+1 ( WEST) |
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]
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Tagounite | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 29°57′31″N 5°54′54″W / 29.95854°N 5.91509°W | |
Country | Morocco |
Region | Drâa-Tafilalet |
Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+1 ( WEST) |
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]
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