Tanout

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Tanout
Tanout Location in Niger
Coordinates: 14°58′20″N 8°52′50″E / 14.97222°N 8.88056°E / 14.97222; 8.88056
Country	Niger
Region	Zinder Region
Departments of Niger	Tanout Department
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• City	15,779
• Metro	134,074

Tanout is a town in southern Niger. It is in Zinder Region, Tanout Department, north of the city of Zinder.^[2] 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.