Taourirt (Arabic: تاوريرت) is a town in Taourirt Province in the northern part of Morocco. It is located in the Oriental region about 100 km west to the city of Oujda.
Taourirt
تاوريرت | |
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    The entrance of Taourirt city | |
  Taourirt Location in Morocco  Taourirt Taourirt (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 34°25′1″N 2°53′6″W / 34.41694°N 2.88500°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Oriental |
| Province | Taourirt |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 103,398 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
The town is important as a transport link: the main east-west railway from Casablanca - Rabat - Fez in the west to Oujda in the east runs through Taourirt. Also bus lines running from several cities in the Nador province (including the city of Nador) make a stop in the town.
The new branch line of the Moroccan railways running from Taourirt to Nador opened in 2009. This line runs alongside the existing road, through the mountains, to Nador.
Taourirt is also known because of its ancient Kasbah.
Notable people
edit- Moha El Yaagoubi - former international footballer
- Abdelaziz Meziane Belfkih - moroccan politician
Gallery
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The Kasbah in Taourirt. -
The railway near Taourirt. -
Aerial photo of the city. -
Loc moved to other end of train for the Nador-Fes train
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.