Tanout

Also known as Tânout

Tanout is a town in southern Niger. It is in Zinder Region, Tanout Department, north of the city of Zinder. It is the administrative capital of Tanout Department.

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Settlement.official_name: Tanout
Settlement.image_skyline: Tanout RN11 - Mapillary (340469648539066).jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Niger
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Niger
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Niger
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zinder Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Departments of Niger
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tanout Department

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Tanout is a town in southern Niger. It is in Zinder Region, Tanout Department, north of the city of Zinder. It is the administrative capital of Tanout Department.

The town is also home to a historic mosque, the Grand Mosque of Tanout, which dates back to the 19th century and is considered a cultural and architectural landmark of the region. The predominant ethnic group in Tanout is the Hausa people, who predominantly practice Islam as their religion.