Taliouine

Taliouine
Town

View of the kasbah of Taliouine
Country  Morocco
Region Souss-Massa-Drâa
Province Taroudannt Province
languages (Berber)
Population (2004)
  Total 5,844
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

Taliouine is a (Berber) town in Taroudannt Province, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 5,844. The language in Taliouine is (Berber) dialect Tashelhit, [1]

Taliouine is famous with a spice called Saffron and it is one of the main exporters of this flower worldwide. The town celebrates Anmugar Amadal N Zafran, Le Festival International de Safran every year in Winter (usually November), the season in when Saffron springs.

References

  1. "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2012-12-10.

Coordinates: 30°31′58″N 7°55′32″W / 30.53278°N 7.92556°W / 30.53278; -7.92556

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