Toumliline

Toumliline
Rural commune and town
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Country Morocco
RegionSouss-Massa-Drâa
ProvinceTaroudant Province
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
3,000
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Toumliline (in Standard Moroccan Amazigh, ⵜⵓⵎⵍⵉⵍⵉⵏ[1]) is a small town and rural commune in Taroudant Province of the Souss-Massa-Drâa region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 3000 people living in 665 households.[2]

Toumliline monastery

Main article: Monastery of Toumliline

In the vicinity of the town lies the former monastery of Toumliline which hosted the famous "International Meetings", interfaith dialogues, between 1956 and 1964. The monastery was the filming location for the acclaimed movie "Of Gods and Men".[3]

References

  1. ^ feminine plural of "ⵓⵎⵍⵉⵍ", "white".
  2. ^ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. ^ Bicknell, Julia (9 November 2022). "'Spirit of Toumliline' Interfaith Inquiry Lives On 50 Years After Moroccan Monastery Closed". Religion Unplugged. Institute for Nonprofit News. Retrieved 23 January 2024.


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