Tafilet, City

1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri.

Tafilet, the capital City of the Kingdom abovementioned. It has a strong Castle, and is peopled with a great number of Bereberes, called Filelis. The Country about it is sufficiently fruitful, and produceth excellent Dates; hath all sorts of Cattel, and a great many Camels: They likewise traffick much in Indigo for dying, and Goats Leather, which brings the Merchants of Europe and Barbary. Here are made Bucklers of wild Ox Leather, fine strip'd Silks, with Moresk Work, and rich Coats, which they call Filelis, with curious Tapistry, like those of Turkey. Marmol. of Africk lib. 7.