1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
SUS, a province of southern Morocco, once an independent kingdom, and still too unruly to be opened to Europeans, who have nevertheless for centuries past made efforts to secure a foothold. Its principal towns are Tarudant, High (the old capital), and Glimin on the Wad Nun. Tarudant, the present capital, flourished in the i2th century on account of the neighbouring copper-mines. Saltpetre is now the only important product. Ports might be opened at Agadir Ighir (once occupied by the Portuguese for thirty years as Sa…
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