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Tifariti () is an oasis town and the temporary capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, located in north-eastern Western Sahara, east of the Moroccan Berm, from Smara and north of the border with Mauritania. It is part of what Polisario Front calls the Liberated Territories and Morocco calls the Buffer Zone. It has been the de facto temporary capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic since the government moved there in 2008 from Bir Lehlou. It is the headquarters of the 2nd military region of the SADR.

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Tifariti is a human settlement located in Western Sahara, within the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region. The territory is claimed by both Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and it is part of the Free Zone. The settlement shares a border with Jdiriya and has an elevation of approximately 486 to 490 meters above sea level. Its official name is تيفاريتي, and the local demonym is tifaritiano.

The population of Tifariti is 3,000. It is twinned with the Italian municipalities of Loro Ciuffenna, Montale, Pontassieve, and Signa. The head of government holds the office of mayor. Current weather conditions include a temperature of 31.07 degrees, humidity of 8 percent, pressure of 1016, and wind speed of 4.1.

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Place details

Locality
caïdat de Tifariti قيادة تفاريتي
Region
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra ⵍⵄⵢⵓⵏ-ⵙⴰⵇⵢⴰ ⵍⵃⴰⵎⵔⴰ العيون الساقية الحمراء
Country
República Árabe Saharaui Democrática الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية
Population
3,000
Timezone
Africa/El_Aaiun

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Tifariti
Settlement.settlement_type
Temporary capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Settlement.image_skyline
Tifariti 2005.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Tifariti, 2005
Settlement.image_seal
Seal of Tifarti.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Western Sahara#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Western Sahara
Settlement.subdivision_type
Territory
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Claimed by
Settlement.subdivision_name
Western Sahara
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kingdom of Morocco,
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Controlled by
Settlement.government_type
Municipality
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • History
  • During the Western Sahara War
  • Infrastructure
  • Politics
  • Culture
  • Festivals
  • Archaeological park
  • University of Tifariti
  • Sports
  • International relations
  • Twin towns and sister cities
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • Notes
  • External links

Tifariti () is an oasis town and the temporary capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, located in north-eastern Western Sahara, east of the Moroccan Berm, from Smara and north of the border with Mauritania. It is part of what Polisario Front calls the Liberated Territories and Morocco calls the Buffer Zone. It has been the de facto temporary capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic since the government moved there in 2008 from Bir Lehlou. It is the headquarters of the 2nd military region of the SADR.

It is also the name of a daïra of the wilaya of Smara, in the Sahrawi refugee camps.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tifariti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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