Taliouine

Taliouine
تاليوين
Town
View of the kasbah of Taliouine
Taliouine
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 30°31′58″N 7°55′32″W / 30.53278°N 7.92556°W / 30.53278; -7.92556
Country Morocco
RegionSouss-Massa
ProvinceTaroudant
Population
 (2004)
  Total
5,844
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Taliouine (Arabic: تاليوين) is a town in Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 5,844.

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.