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The blue rocks near tafraoute in the middle atlas mountains of morocco
Tafraout (Arabic: تافراوت, Shilha Berber: ⵜⴰⴼⵔⴰⵡⵜ) is a town in Tiznit Province, Souss-Massa region, Morocco, in the central part of the Anti-Atlas mountains. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 4,931.
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- The blue rocks near tafraoute in the middle atlas mountains of morocco
- Map of Tafraoute Morocco
- Name and etymology
- References
Map of Tafraoute, Morocco
Name and etymology
The basic meaning of the Shilha feminine noun tafrawt is "basin or cistern in which water drawn from a well is poured", with a derived meaning "valley". The centre of the town of Tafraout is actually situated in a small valley, at the foot of Lkest mountain.
A single male inhabitant is called in Shilha u Tfrawt, plural ayt Tfrawt; a single female inhabitant is ult Tfrawt, plural ist Tfrawt.
References
Tafraout Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA