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Tafilelt

American  
[tah-fee-lelt, tah-fee-lelt] / tɑˈfi lɛlt, ˌtɑ fiˈlɛlt /
Also Tafilalet

noun

  1. an oasis in SE Morocco, about 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).


Tafilelt British  
/ ˌtæfɪˈlɑːlɛt, tæˈfiːlɛlt /

noun

  1. an oasis in SE Morocco, the largest in the Sahara. Area: about 1300 sq km (500 sq miles)

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They have dromedaries 51 which travel from Timbuctoo 52 to Tafilelt in the short period of five or six days.

From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey

The Arabs, however, of the eastern side of Mount Atlas, at Tafilelt, and Draa, pronounce their Moggrebyn tongue with much less harshness than their western neighbours.

From Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred by Burckhardt, John Lewis

Akkabahs 282, and cafilahs, or caravans, were going continually from Timbuctoo to Tafilelt, Marocco, Fas, and Terodant.

From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey

Tafilelt rose flourishes at Marocco; its powerful perfume; otto of roses, 79.

From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey

The Prince was preparing to depart through Draha, and Bled el Jereed, to Tafilelt; and we had our audience of leave previous to his departure.

From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey

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