Taghazout
Sign in to saveTaghazout (Berber: ⵜⴰⵖⴰⵣⵓⵜ, Taɣazut; Arabic: تغازوت) is a small Berber fishing village north of the city of Agadir in southwestern Morocco. The inhabitants are mostly of Berber origin. Fishing, tourism, and the production of Argan oil being the main source of income. In recent years, tourism has been increasing in importance to the local economy and it is a popular surfing destination.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Taghazout
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Blue_fishing_boats_in_Taghazout,_Morocco_(8628196631).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Taghazout's beach
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Morocco
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Morocco
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Souss-Massa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane
- Settlement.leader_title
- President of common
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mohamed Bouhrist
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014
- Settlement.population_total
- 5233.
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Demography
- History
- Tourism
- Beaches
- Taghazout Bay
- See also
- References
- External links
Taghazout (Berber: ⵜⴰⵖⴰⵣⵓⵜ, Taɣazut; Arabic: تغازوت) is a small Berber fishing village north of the city of Agadir in southwestern Morocco. The inhabitants are mostly of Berber origin. Fishing, tourism, and the production of Argan oil being the main source of income. In recent years, tourism has been increasing in importance to the local economy and it is a popular surfing destination.
== Geography == Taghazout is located on Morocco's Atlantic Ocean coastline, 19 km north of Agadir and 152 km south of Essaouira. Inland it is surrounded by the western foothills of the High Atlas.