Tan-Tan

Tan-Tan
Tan-Tan; طانطان (Arabic); ⵟⴰⵏⵟⴰⵏ (Social:Berber languages)
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	Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] 28°26′N 11°06′W / 28.433°N 11.1°W
Country	Morocco
Region	Guelmim-Oued Noun
Province	Tan-Tan
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	73,209
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Tan-Tan (Arabic: طانطان; Social:Berber languages: ⵟⴰⵏⵟⴰⵏ) is a city in Tan-Tan Province in the region of Guelmim-Oued Noun in southwestern Morocco. It is a desert town with a population (2014 census) of 73,209.^[1] It is the largest city in the province and second largest city in the region after the capital Guelmim.^[2] It is located on the banks of the wadi Oued Ben Jelil, which flows into the Draa River 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the town. The Draa River at 1,100 kilometres (684 mi) is the longest in Morocco and flows into the Atlantic Ocean soon after the confluence with the wadi. The town also has an airport, Tan Tan Plage Blanche Airport.

History

Sahrawi tribal men performing fantasia at the Tan-Tan (Moussem) Festival in Tan-Tan, Morocco

The quartz figurine Venus of Tan-Tan was found in a river terrace deposit on the north bank of the Draa River. Dated between 200,000 and 500,000 BCE, it is considered one of the oldest human-form sculptures in the world, although its formation may actually be natural.^[3]

Port

The nearby port, known as Tan-Tan Plage in French; Port of Tan-Tan in English; and El Ouatia, al-Watiyah or الوطية in Arabic is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Tan-Tan on the Atlantic Ocean. With a population in 2004 of 6,294^[2] it is the second-largest settlement in the province and ninth-largest in the region. Both Tan-Tan and Tan-Tan Plage are on Morocco's main highway, the N1.

Climate

Tan-Tan has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). Script error: No such module "weather box".

References

↑ "Publications RGPH 2014 | Téléchargements | rgph2014". http://www.rgph2014.hcp.ma/downloads/Publications-RGPH-2014_t18649.html.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2004". Hcp.ma. http://www.hcp.ma/Recensement-general-de-la-population-et-de-l-habitat-2004_a633.html. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
↑ "The Tan-Tan Venus". Donsmaps.com. http://www.donsmaps.com/tantanvenus.html. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Tan-Tan". Weatherbase.com. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=178006&refer=&units=metric. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

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[ ⚑ ] 28°26′N 11°06′W / 28.433°N 11.1°W / 28.433; -11.1

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[1] "Publications RGPH 2014 | Téléchargements | rgph2014". http://www.rgph2014.hcp.ma/downloads/Publications-RGPH-2014_t18649.html.

[Hcp.ma-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2004". Hcp.ma. http://www.hcp.ma/Recensement-general-de-la-population-et-de-l-habitat-2004_a633.html. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

[3] "The Tan-Tan Venus". Donsmaps.com. http://www.donsmaps.com/tantanvenus.html. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

[Weatherbase-4] "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Tan-Tan". Weatherbase.com. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=178006&refer=&units=metric. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

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