Talsint

Talsint is a town and rural commune in Figuig Province, Oriental, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it had a population of 7,098.[2]

Talsint
LMAN-yallah, heading to Talsint
Rural commune
Country Morocco
RegionOriental
ProvinceFiguig
Population
 (2014)[1]
  Rural commune16,166
  Urban
9,079
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Talsint enjoyed huge media coverage in Morocco, when on 20 August 2000, King Mohammed VI announced the discovery of substantial quantities of oil and natural gas reserves in the region.[3] Further research revealed this to be untrue.

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