Geography: The town lies 70 km east of Agadir and about 250 km south-west of Marrakech, along the river (or assif) Souss . Walls of the City of TaroudantMurailles the town of Taroudant Taroudant
(or Taroudannt, [pronounced "Taroudannt"]) is located in the Souss valley, surrounded by two mountain ranges, the High Atlas north and east, the Anti-Atlas south, west, the plain opens onto the Atlantic. This fertile valley is traversed by the Souss wadi which runs the city. Taroudant province has its territory, the highest mountain in North Africa, Mount Toubkal, Jebel Toubkal in Arabic, Berber Adrar n 'Dern, 4.167m. The family Tanani
Berber is the first family to settle on the land of Taroudant. [Ref. required] The name Berber Taroudant is enigmatic: some legends associate it with a Syrian princess who settled in the region that bore the name "Queen Roudani", others explain it by the sentence Berber Tarou ddante "which means" The children were taken away (by water) that "cried a Berber woman who was his laundry in the river when the flood took away her children!
History: This is one of the oldest cities in Morocco. It was an outpost of the Roman army named Vala in the area Gaetulia (area south of Mauretania Tingitana outside the control of Rome) and this has been a struggle without a thank you to the Berbers against the Roman occupation. Why the post was destroyed by the Romans.
Taroudant is in the eleventh century the capital of a small Shiite kingdom (kingdom of Bajjalis). Annexed by the Almoravids in 1056, independent under the Almohad, it was destroyed in 1306 by Mérinides. It reached its peak in the sixteenth century under the influence of Muhammad al-Shaikh Saadi founder of the dynasty Saadienne who made it his capital and a base for its offensive against the Portuguese settled in Agadir (named at that time, Santa Cruz Cap de Gue). It becomes an important caravan center, famous for the abundance and quality of its goods: sugar, cotton, rice, etc..
In the seventeenth century, Taroudant is under the domination of the kingdom of Tazeroualt, the region between Tiznit and Tafraout, and, as such, the target of shipments led military Alawi sultans. Alawi had not forgotten the humiliation inflicted by Abi Semlali Hassoun, who ruled the region between Taroudant and Tiznit and jailed founder of the Alawite dynasty Moulay Ali EsSharif in the village of Iligh. In retaliation, the Sultan Moulay Ismail massacred most of the people for their support to his nephew, Ahmed Ben Mahriz claiming rebel in 1687.
As the entire region, Taroudant suffered the closure of the port of Agadir, from 1760. She retreated behind its walls until 1912, when the rebel Hiba El-Bin Ma'a El Ainin made the city the center of resistance to the French army until 1914.
The population of Taroudant is deemed proud and rebellious. In retaliation, the city was largely destroyed several times. King has never crossed her doors for fear of rebellious mood of its people. Taroudant is however known for his sense of hospitality, the friendliness of its traders.
is one of the oldest cities in Morocco. It was an outpost of the Roman army named Vala in the area Gaetulia (area south of Mauretania Tingitana outside the control of Rome) and this has been a struggle without a thank you to the Berbers against the occupation Roman. Why the post was destroyed by the Romans.
Taroudant is in the eleventh century the capital of a small Shiite kingdom (kingdom of Bajjalis). Annexed by the Almoravids in 1056, under the Almohad independent, it was destroyed in 1306 by Mérinides. It reached its peak in the sixteenth century under the influence of Muhammad al-Shaikh Saadi founder of the dynasty Saadienne who made it his capital and a base for its offensive against the Portuguese settled in Agadir (named at that time, Santa Cruz Cap de Gue). It becomes an important caravan center, famous for the abundance and quality of its goods: sugar, cotton, rice, etc..
In the seventeenth century, Taroudant is under the domination of the kingdom of Tazeroualt, the region between Tiznit and Tafraout, and, as such, the target of military expeditions undertaken by the Alawi sultans. Alawi had not forgotten the humiliation inflicted by Abi Semlali Hassoun, who ruled the region between Taroudant and Tiznit and jailed founder of the Alawite dynasty Moulay Ali EsSharif in the village of Iligh. In retaliation, the Sultan Moulay Ismail massacred most of the people for their support to his nephew, Ahmed Ben Mahriz claiming rebel in 1687.
As the entire region, has Taroudant suffered from the closure of the port of Agadir, from 1760. She retreated behind its walls until 1912, when the rebel Hiba El-Bin Ma'a El Ainin made the city the center of resistance to the French army until 1914.
The population of Taroudant is deemed proud and rebellious. In retaliation, the city was largely destroyed several times. King has never crossed her doors for fear of rebellious mood of its people. Taroudant is however known for his sense of hospitality, the friendliness of its traders.
Economy: Taroudant is famous for its citrus production (mainly oranges and clementines), argan oil for region-specific and olive oil, for crafts (very varied, working with leather, tannery, pottery, etc. ...) and landscapes beautiful.
Les Petits Taxis are white
Commons: Talmakant (douar TizzerteLes walls: In the area: A small village located 20 km from Taroudant, Tiout, perched on a hill overlooking a beautiful palm grove. About 3000 people live around this oasis green and live the culture of irrigated gardens and raising goats. Beautiful mule rides are available and the local inn offers an excellent chicken tagine with lemon.
source: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taroudant
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