Tanout

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|official_name = Tanout

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|subdivision_name1 = Zinder Region

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|subdivision_name2 = Tanout Department

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|population_footnotes =[http://www.citypopulation.de/Niger.html Population figures from citypopulation.de], citing [http://www.stat-niger.org/ (2001) Institut National de la Statistique du Niger].

|population_total =15,779

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Tanout is a town in southern Niger. It is in Zinder Region, Tanout Department, north of the city of Zinder.[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/NG/07/Tanout.html Tanout, Niger Page]. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004. 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.