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'''Tiznit''' or '''Tiznet''' ({{langx|ar|تزنيت|Tiznīt}}, {{langx|shi-tfng|ⵜⵉⵣⵏⵉⵜ}}) is a town in the west coast of the [[Morocco|Moroccan]] region of [[Souss-Massa]], founded in 1881 by [[Alawi dynasty|Alawi]] Sultan [[Hassan I of Morocco|Hassan I]]. It is the capital of [[Tiznit Province]] and recorded a population of 74,699 in the [[2014 Moroccan census]].<ref name=census2014/>

==International relations==
{{see also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Africa#Morocco|l1=List of twin towns and sister cities in Morocco }}

===Twin towns – Sister cities===
Tiznit is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:

* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Somerville, Massachusetts]], United States (2010)  
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage}}
* [http://www.tiznit.org/Morocco/Tiznit.php English version] of [http://www.tiznit.org Le Portail de la ville de Tiznit]
* [http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?tiznit.htm Tiznit] entry in the Encyclopedia of the Orient
* [http://lexicorient.com/morocco/tiznit.htm Entry in Lexicorient]

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{{Souss-Massa}}
{{Tiznit Province}}

[[Category:Populated places established in 1881]]
[[Category:Populated places in Tiznit Province]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Morocco]]
[[Category:Provincial capitals in Morocco|Tiznit]]
[[Category:1881 establishments in Africa]]