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Tiznit or Tiznet () is a town in the west coast of the Moroccan region of Souss-Massa, founded in 1881 by Alawi Sultan Hassan I. It is the capital of Tiznit Province and recorded a population of 74,699 in the 2014 Moroccan census. The name means ‘Basket’ in Berber.

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Settlement.name: Tiznit
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Morocco#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Morocco
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Souss-Massa
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tiznit
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement.population_total: 74699
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: WET
Settlement.utc_offset: +0
Settlement.timezone_DST: WEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +1

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Official name: Tiznit
Demonym: تِزْنِيتِيٌّ
Population: 196348
Elevation: 244
Official website: tiznit.ma
Image: Tiznit place.jpg
Households: 23860

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Commons category: Tiznit
native label: ‫تزنيت‬

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Tiznit or Tiznet () is a town in the west coast of the Moroccan region of Souss-Massa, founded in 1881 by Alawi Sultan Hassan I. It is the capital of Tiznit Province and recorded a population of 74,699 in the 2014 Moroccan census. The name means ‘Basket’ in Berber.

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1881 establishments in Africa Municipalities of Morocco Populated places established in 1881 Populated places in Tiznit Province Provincial capitals in Morocco