Tiznit
Tiznit
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  Tiznit Location in Morocco  Tiznit Tiznit (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 29°43′N 9°43′W / 29.717°N 9.717°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Souss-Massa |
| Province | Tiznit |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abdellah Ghazi |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 74,699 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Website | Tiznit |
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]
In 2026, the Living Heritage Centre in the medina of Tiznit, designed by Studio Salima Naji Architects, won the "Dialogue with Existing Cultural Landscape" category for its integration into its heritage setting and use of southern Morocco's earthen building traditions.[3]
People
[edit]International relations
[edit]Twin towns – Sister cities
[edit]Tiznit is twinned with:
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States (2010)
Saint-Denis, France
References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mullally, William. "Projects in Morocco, Ecuador and Iraq win Terra architecture prizes". The National. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tiznit.
- English version of Le Portail de la ville de Tiznit
- Tiznit entry in the Encyclopedia of the Orient
- Entry in Lexicorient
29°43′N 9°43′W / 29.717°N 9.717°W
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