Touissit
Touissit | |
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Town | |
Azurite from Toussit | |
Interactive map of Touissit | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Oriental |
| Province | Jerada |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,429 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Touissit is a town in Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco. According to the 2004 census, it has a population of 3429.
The Touissit-Bou Beker district is the most important Mississippi Valley-Type (MVT) mining district of Northern Africa. Touissit-Bou Beker is well known among mineral collectors for fine specimens of anglesite, cerussite, azurite, vanadinite and other minerals.