Taroudant

30.466666666667 - 8.8666666666667Koordinaten: 30 ° 28 ' N, 8 ° 52 ' W

Taroudant (Arabic تارودانت Tarudant, alternative name Tarudant ) is a city in Morocco and capital of the province of Taroudant.

Population

Taroudant has 72 797 inhabitants (calculated 2006).

Population development:

History

First mention is Taroudant in the 11th century. Before it was destroyed in 1306 by the Marinids, it was around 1030 residence of a Shiite Berber princes. Then Taroudant rose to become a center of the region and was 1520-1540 capital of the Saadian. His heyday Taroudant in the 17th century as a trade and caravan center. 1687 the village Sultan Moulay Ismail through the alaouitischen was partially destroyed.

The rebel El Hiba was in 1912 proclaimed in Tiznit to counter Sultan of the Alawite dynasty. He found the support of the people, and took of Taroudant starting the fight against the French on, losing to the protectorate gentlemen. In 1913, he was beaten. Taroudant in 1917 and occupied until 1956 cleared again. French is used in addition to the mother tongue is Arabic even today throughout the country as a commercial and educational language. Dialect of the region is Tashilhayt ( Tachelhit ), which is spoken in the High Atlas and the Souss Valley.

Attractions

The city is often referred to as petite Sœur (French little sister ) of Marrakech, because it is the most important city in the Souss River; to impression of similarity shall pay the Town Wall in the early 18th century, built of mud at Medina.