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Tiznit

Tiznit
تزنيت (Arabic)
Tiznit is located in Morocco
Tiznit
Tiznit
Location in Morocco
Tiznit is located in Africa
Tiznit
Tiznit
Tiznit (Africa)
Coordinates: 29°43′N 9°43′W / 29.717°N 9.717°W / 29.717; -9.717
Country Morocco
RegionSouss-Massa
ProvinceTiznit
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
74,699
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Tiznit or Tiznet (Arabic: تزنيت, romanized: Tiznīt) is a town in the west coast of the Moroccan region of Souss-Massa, founded in 1881 by Alawi Sultan Hassan I. It is the capital of Tiznit Province and recorded a population of 74,699 in the 2014 Moroccan census.[1] The name means ‘Basket’ in Berber.[2]

People

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International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Morocco

Twin towns – Sister cities

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Tiznit is twinned with:

References

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  1. ^ a b "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ Room, Adrian (2008). African placenames : origins and meanings of the names for natural features, towns, cities, provinces, and counties. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-7864-3546-3.
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29°43′N 9°43′W / 29.717°N 9.717°W / 29.717; -9.717