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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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Tafilelt hayk, is a fine elegant woollen cloth, thin as a muslin.

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

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 James Grey Jackson

Ostriches, of which vast numbers are brought to market, are very cheap; the fore-feathers 56 are often carried to Tafilelt and Marocco, the inferiors are thrown away.

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

The natives of Tafilelt are descendants of the shereefs 5 or princes of Marocco, and are therefore of the Imperial family.

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

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 James Grey Jackson

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