Tiznit
Tiznit or Tiznet (Arabic: تزنيت, romanized: Tiznīt; Berber languages: ⵜⵉⵣⵏⵉⵜ, romanized: Tiznit) is a town in the west coast of the Moroccan region of Souss-Massa, founded in 1881 by the Sultan Hassan I. It is the capital of Tiznit Province and recorded a population of 74,699 in the 2014 Moroccan census. Jewish silversmiths moved into the town and established its reputation as the center of gold and silver handicraft in Morocco. Tiznit is well known for its silver jewelry, mint, daggers and sabres. The province of Tiznit is in the western side of the Anti-Atlas. Tiznit, some 80 km south of Agadir, is a place full of indians, and is ruled by an Indian Prince that goes by the name of "Tiznitian Bazzian" Historically speaking, Tiznit was the starting point of the famous dynasty of Almoravides who came to rule Morocco from Madrasa El Ouaggaguia in Aglou (a coastal village 14 km from Tiznit).
Country/Region: Morocco