Taliouine
Taliouine (Berber languages: ⵜⴰⵍⵉⵡⵉⵏ, Arabic: تاليوين) is a town in Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 5,844. The primary language used in Taliouine is the (Berber) variety Tashelhit.
Taliouine
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Town | |
View of the kasbah of Taliouine | |
Taliouine Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 30°31′58″N 7°55′32″W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Souss-Massa |
| Province | Taroudant |
| languages | (Berber) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 5,844 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Taliouine is famous for its production of saffron and is one of the main exporters of this spice worldwide. The town celebrates Anmugar Amadal N Zafran, Le Festival International de Safran every year in winter (usually November), the season in which the saffron flower germinates.
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