Tazzarine ( ar, تازارين, , also spelled as Tazarine) is a small city and rural commune in

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. It is located at around in the area of the

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. The commune includes the small villages of Tamsahelte, Timarighin and Oum raman. The neighboring municipalities are

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in the northwest, Taghbalt and Ait Boudaoud. The town has about five

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tombs. All these graves are for spiritual leadership. Nearby Tazzarine is the petroglyphs site of Ait Ouazik. These rock carvings date from approximately 5000 years BC. According to the 2004 population estimation, the town has a population of about 13,721 people.The results of the 2014 general census of the population and households
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Economy

Tazzarine's economy depends on

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and

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. In addition, many families live on the money sent by relatives working in

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. The weekly open-air market (souk) is held Wednesday in the city center.

Demographic growth

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Features

Neighboring municipalities

*1. Ait Boudaoud *2. Taghbalt *3.

*4. Ait Ouallal ( Ait Ouzzine)

References

Populated places in Zagora Province Rural communes of Drâa-Tafilalet {{DrâaTafilalet-geo-stub