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76: 1205: 376: 99: 132: 949: 883: 207: 139: 106: 477:(historic quarter) of Taroudant is classified as a national cultural heritage monument of Morocco. Its historic city walls are around 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) or 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long and are set with bastions and punctuated by nine gates that are still in use. 437:
Historically, there was a Jewish community in Taroudant, believed to have been established in the 11th century. Jews made up 10% of the city's population, and mainly engaged in the caravan trade.
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near each of its two main squares, Assarag and Talmoklate. There is also a weekly souk outside the city walls, near the future university district.
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The city underwent economic decline after the port of Agadir was closed to commerce in 1760. In the late 19th century, Sultan
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established more secure control of the city. At the beginning of the 20th century it resisted government control again until
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In the 17th century, Taroudant was the base of Sidi Yahya, a local chieftain who successfully aided the Saadi sultan
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used Taroudant as his capital to resist the French. The French only established control over it in 1917.
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occupied the town in 1056. In the mid-15th century the Banu Zaydan, the family who later founded the
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On 11 August 2023, a maximum temperature of 48.0 °C (118.4 °F) was registered.
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Tayyeb al-Goundafi restored order in 1903. When France began to impose its
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Boum, Aomar; Park, Thomas K. (2016). "Sa'dian dynasty".
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Arabic
Tachelhit

Taroudant is located in Morocco
Taroudant is located in Africa
30°28′15.59″N 8°52′50.16″W / 30.4709972°N 8.8806000°W / 30.4709972; -8.8806000
Country
Morocco
Region
Souss-Massa
Province
Taroudant
Time zone
UTC+0
WET
DST
UTC+1
WEST
Moroccan Arabic
[taːruːdaːnt]
Tachelhit
Sous
Morocco
Agadir
Ouarzazate
Marrakesh

medina
Almoravids
Saadi dynasty

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