Talsint is a town and rural commune in Figuig Province, Oriental, Morocco. According to the 2004 census, it had a population of 7,098.[2]
Talsint | |
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Rural commune | |
 LMAN-yallah, heading to Talsint | |
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| Coordinates: 32°32′23″N 3°26′27″W / 32.539847°N 3.440805°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Oriental |
| Province | Figuig |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Rural commune | 16,166 |
| • Urban | 9,079 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Talsint enjoyed huge media coverage in Morocco, when on 20 August 2000, King Mohammed VI announced the discovery of substantial quantities of oil and natural gas reserves in the region.[3] Further research revealed this to be untrue.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Portail national du Maroc : Discours de S.M. le Roi Mohammed VI à l'occasion du 47ème anniversaire de la Révolution du Roi et du Peuple et du 37ème anniversaire du Souverain. 20/08/2000". Maroc.ma. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2012.