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Tan-Tan
Sign in to saveTan-Tan () 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. It is the largest city in the province and second largest city in the region after the capital Guelmim. It is located on the banks of the wadi Oued Ben Khelil, which flows into the Draa River north of the town. The Draa River at 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tan-Tan طانطان
- Region
- Guelmim-Oued Noun ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ-ⵡⴰⴷ ⵏⵓⵏ كلميم وادي نون
- Country
- Maroc ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ المغرب
- Population
- 79,942
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Key facts
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- Tan-Tan
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- Tan tan.jpg
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- Two camel statues mark the entrance to Tan-Tan, 2009
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- Morocco#Africa
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- 1
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- bottom
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- Location in Morocco
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Guelmim-Oued Noun
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- Province
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- Tan-Tan
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Tan Tan
- Country
- Morocco
- Located in
- Tan-Tan Province
- Population
- +76134
- Area
- +25.6
- Elevation
- +51
- Capital of
- Tan-Tan Province
- Shares border with
- Tilemzoun
- Image
- Tan tan.jpg
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Article
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- Etymology
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Tan-Tan () 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. It is the largest city in the province and second largest city in the region after the capital Guelmim. It is located on the banks of the wadi Oued Ben Khelil, which flows into the Draa River north of the town. The Draa River at 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.
== Etymology == The popular origin of the name is an example of onomatopoeia. The name comes from the well called Ḥāṣī Ṭānṭān literally "well of Tan-Tan", which representatives of most Sahrawi tribes like the Reguibat, Laaroussien and the Ait Lahcin of the Tekna would camp around. The well is called this because when buckets were lowered into the water into it would make the sound ṭān-ṬĀN when they hit it.