Tan-Tan

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Tan-Tan
Tan-Tan is located in Morocco
Tan-Tan
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 28°26′N 11°06′W / 28.433°N 11.1°W / 28.433; -11.1
Country  Morocco
Region Guelmim-Es Semara
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 - Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

Tan-Tan (Arabic: طانطان‎) is a city in Tan-Tan Province in southern Morocco. It is a desert town with a small population, with only few claims to fame:

  • The nearby port, Tan-Tan Plage, or Port of Tan-Tan, about 25 kilometres away from Tan-Tan itself
  • Discovery of the figurine Venus of Tan-Tan in a river terrace deposit on the north bank of the Draa River
  • American Tony Award-winning actor and game show host Larry Blyden died at the age of 49 in an automobile accident whilst driving to Tan-Tan to shop for native jewelry on 6 June 1975, seventeen days before he would have reached the age of 50.

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[edit] Climate

Weather data for Tan-Tan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 21
(70)
22
(72)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
26
(79)
28
(82)
28
(82)
28
(82)
27
(81)
26
(79)
20
(68)
25
(77)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15
(59)
16
(61)
18
(64)
18
(64)
19
(66)
21
(70)
23
(73)
22
(72)
22
(72)
21
(70)
19
(66)
15
(59)
19
(66)
Average low °C (°F) 10
(50)
10
(50)
12
(54)
13
(55)
15
(59)
16
(61)
18
(64)
17
(63)
17
(63)
15
(59)
13
(55)
10
(50)
14
(57)
Precipitation cm (inches) 1
(0.4)
1
(0.4)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(0.4)
2
(0.8)
3
(1.2)
11
(4.3)
Source: Weatherbase[1]

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Coordinates: 28°26′N 11°06′W / 28.433°N 11.1°W / 28.433; -11.1