Taroudant
City in Souss-Massa, Morocco / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taroudant (Moroccan Arabic: تارودانت, romanized: Tarudant, [taːruːdaːnt]; Tachelhit: ⵜⴰⵔⵓⴷⴰⵏⵜ) is a city in the Sous in southwestern Morocco. It is situated east of Agadir on the road to Ouarzazate and the Sahara and south of Marrakesh. The town is known as the "Grandmother of Marrakech" because it looks like a smaller Marrakech with its surrounding ramparts. In the 16th century, the Saadi Sultanate briefly used Taroudant as a capital before the royal seat was moved to Marrakesh. Today, the city has the feel of a small fortified market town on a caravan route.
Taroudant
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Coordinates: 30°28′15.59″N 8°52′50.16″W | |
Country | Morocco |
Region | Souss-Massa |
Province | Taroudant |
Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 80,149 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Postal code | 83000 |
Taroudant is known for its local crafts, including jewellery and carpets.
Unlike Marrakesh, almost the entire city of Taroudant is inside its walls. A new part of the city is being developed outside the city walls around the campus of a faculty of the Ibn Zohr University of Agadir. On 8 July 2022, a maximum temperature of 47.8 °C (118.0 °F) was registered.[2]