Tagounite

Tagounite

Tagounite

Commune in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Tagounite is a rural Moroccan commune in the Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco, with about 17,412 inhabitants as of the 2004 census.[1][2][3]

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Tagounite is known for its abandoned kasbahs,[4] as well as numerous meteorites found in the area.[5][6][7] It counted a sizeable Jewish population before the mass Moroccan Jewish exodus to Israel.[8][9]

Tagounite has been one of the arrival points at the annual Africa Eco Race.[10][11][12]

The Draa River flows through the commune,[4] which has benefited from numerous water distribution and demineralization projects in recent years.[13][14]

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    "Eau potable: Une station de déminéralisation à Zagora". L'Economiste (in French). 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
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