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Taounate is generally mountainous, and cereals (mostly wheat) and cattle are intensively raised at lower elevations. Fruits (including figs, olives, cherries, apples, and pears) are grown in the well-watered mountain valleys. Higher elevations are covered with commercially
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Taounate's economy is led by the agriculture sector, specifically fig farming. In addition to figs, cherries, pears, apples, and olives are also grown. Cattle, cereal production, and timber are important industries.
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Taounate is home to an annual
Festival of Figs, organized by the Regional Directorate of Agriculture of Fez-Meknes. The festival includes many varieties of figs. Friday is market day in Taounate.
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In 2016, it was announced that a highway development plan, estimated to be completed by 2035, will benefit the
Taounate area, the highway being called the "Fès-Taounate Axis".
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A market with men and women. Waterjars made from old tyres and their maker. Donkeys, 1997
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567:Medias24 - Site d'information
25:Place in Fès-Meknès, Morocco
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641:The Rough Guide to Morocco
175:566 m (1,857 ft)
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516:"Lake Al Wahda Morocco"
470:Encyclopædia Britannica
775:Moulay Yacoub Province
589:2005 World drug report
910:Moulay Idriss Zerhoun
211: • Summer (
466:"Taounate | Morocco"
324:association football
253:2014 Moroccan census
112:34.53583°N 4.64000°W
1146:Fennassa Bab El Hit
1106:Bni Ounjel Tafraout
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84:Location in Morocco
890:Imouzzer Marmoucha
750:Boulemane Province
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185: • Total
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336:Mustapha Bakkoury
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1221:Oulad Daoud
1216:Oulad Ayyad
1091:Ain Maatouf
830:Ain Cheggag
743:prefectures
670:fr.le360.ma
441:(in Arabic)
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1311:Categories
1211:Oued Jemaa
1086:Ain Legdah
920:Oued Amlil
820:Ahermoumou
675:22 October
623:22 October
572:22 October
547:22 October
522:17 October
500:22 October
475:22 October
416:References
180:Population
154:Fès-Meknès
1291:Timezgana
1141:El Bsabsa
1136:El Bibane
1126:Bouchabel
1121:Bouarouss
1111:Bni Snous
1101:Bni Oulid
1081:Ain Aicha
1020:Capital:
870:El Menzel
825:Ain Aicha
732:Capital:
344:, painter
310:Imazighen
259:Geography
194:Time zone
172:Elevation
103:4°38′24″W
100:34°32′9″N
1226:Ourtzagh
1186:Mezraoua
1181:Messassa
1131:Bouhouda
1046:Taounate
1022:Taounate
970:Taounate
925:Ouislane
865:El Hajeb
855:Bouhouda
297:Cannabis
233:Taounate
161:Province
78:Taounate
32:Taounate
1286:Tamedit
1281:Tafrant
1276:Tabouda
1246:Rghioua
1171:Kissane
1166:Khlalfa
1156:Ghouazi
1116:Bouadel
1036:Ghafsai
965:Tamedit
900:Missour
860:Boulman
815:Agourai
445:11 July
361:Gallery
314:Berbers
303:Culture
290:Economy
282:on the
245:Morocco
142:Morocco
129:Country
1296:Zrizer
1191:Mkansa
1176:Loulja
1161:Jbabra
960:Toulal
945:Sefrou
905:Mkansa
895:Meknes
880:Guigou
850:Bhalil
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237:Arabic
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149:Region
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36:Arabic
1241:Ratba
1206:Oudka
1151:Galaz
1056:Tissa
950:Tahla
845:Azrou
435:(pdf)
220:UTC+1
199:UTC+0
955:Taza
677:2016
646:ISBN
625:2016
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