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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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Abdsalam, prince, departs for Tafilelt, through Draha and Bled el jereed, 149.

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

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 James Grey Jackson

This akkaba starts annually for Timbuctoo, consisting of 2000 or 3000 camels, loaded with merchandise from Fas, Tetuan, Sallee, Mogodor, Marocco, Tafilelt, Draha, and Terodant.

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

From Fas to Tafilelt they had no chief, but as there are generally a few old, rich, and respectable men in the caravan, its direction and government are committed to their care.

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

The province of Draha is larger than that of Tafilelt, its circumference being about four or five days' journey.

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

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