Taliouine (Berber languages: ⵜⴰⵍⵉⵡⵉⵏ, Arabic: تاليوين) is a town in Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 5,844. The primary language used in Taliouine is the (Berber) variety Tashelhit.[1]

Taliouine Berber languages: ⵜⴰⵍⵉⵡⵉⵏ, Arabic: تاليوين
Town
View of the kasbah of Taliouine
Taliouine Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 30°31′58″N 7°55′32″W
Country	Morocco
Region	Souss-Massa
Province	Taroudant
languages	(Berber)
Population  (2004)
• Total	5,844
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Taliouine is famous for its production of saffron and is one of the main exporters of this spice worldwide. The town celebrates Anmugar Amadal N Zafran, Le Festival International de Safran every year in winter (usually November), the season in which the saffron flower germinates.[2]

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