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Talsint
Rural commune
LMAN-yallah, heading to Talsint
Coordinates: 32°32′23″N 3°26′27″W / 32.539847°N 3.440805°W / 32.539847; -3.440805
Country	Morocco
Region	Oriental
Province	Figuig
Population
• Rural commune	16,166
• Urban	9,079
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

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

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. Further research revealed this to be untrue.

References

1. "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
2. "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
3. "Portail national du Maroc : Discours de S.M. le Roi Mohammed VI à l'occasion du 47ème anniversaire de la Révolution du Roi et du Peuple et du 37ème anniversaire du Souverain. 20/08/2000". Maroc.ma. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2012.

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Capital: Oujda
Provinces	Berkane Province Driouch Province Figuig Province Guercif Province Jerada Province Nador Province Oujda-Angad Prefecture Taourirt Province
Cities	Ahfir Ain Bni Mathar Ain Erreggada Aklim El Arwi Ben Taieb Berkane Beni Ansar Bni Chiker Bni Drar Bni Tadjite Bouanane Bouarfa Bouhdila Ihddaden Dar El Kebdani Debdou Driouch El Aioun Sidi Mellouk Farkhana Figuig Guercif Jaadar Jerada Kassita Kerouna Madagh Midar Nador Oujda Ras Kebdana Saïdia Segangan Selouane Sidi Boubker Sidi Slimane Echcharraa Tafersit Talsint Taourirt Tendrara Tiztoutine Touissit Zaio

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