Taroudant

Taroudant is one of the oldest cities of Morocco Souss region, belonging to the province of Taroudant and is home to 69.489 inhabitants (2004 census). Founded Princess Amazigh Taroudant in the third century BC, and it dates back to ancient times (the Phoenician period) where he attended the famous trade center. Taroudant will be of paramount importance during periods Almoravid and Almohad, where a military base adopted to monitor the Souss region and to ensure the stability of the desert trade routes.