Taourirt, Morocco

For other uses, see Taourirt (disambiguation).

Taourirt تاوريرت Tawrirt / ⵜⴰⵡⵔⵉⵔⵜ
The entrance of Taourirt city
Taourirt Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°25′1″N 2°53′6″W / 34.41694°N 2.88500°W / 34.41694; -2.88500Coordinates: 34°25′1″N 2°53′6″W / 34.41694°N 2.88500°W / 34.41694; -2.88500
Country	Morocco
Region	Oriental
Population (2004)
• Total	120,024
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+1)

Taourirt (Berber: Tawrirt, ⵜⴰⵡⵔⵉⵔⵜ; Arabic: تاوريرت‎) is a town in Taourirt Province in the northern part of Morocco. Situated in the Oriental region about 100 km west to the city of Oujda.

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.

Gallery

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

Taourirt Province

Capital: Taourirt

Municipalities	Debdou El Aioun Sidi Mellouk Taourirt

Rural communes	Ahl Oued Za Ain Lehjer El Atef Gteter Mechraa Hammadi Melg El Ouidane Mestegmer Oulad M'Hammed Sidi Ali Belkassem Sidi Lahsen Tancherfi

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