Coordinates: 32°32′23″N 3°26′27″W / 32.539847°N 3.440805°W / 32.539847; -3.440805

Talsint

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Talsint
Rural commune
LMAN-yallah, heading to Talsint
LMAN-yallah, heading to Talsint
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Coordinates: 32°32′23″N 3°26′27″W / 32.539847°N 3.440805°W / 32.539847; -3.440805
CountryFile:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
RegionOriental
ProvinceFiguig
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Rural commune
16,166
 • Urban
9,079
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

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 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

  1. "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in العربية and français). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
  3. "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.