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Tifariti
Sign in to saveTifariti () 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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- 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 sectionsContents
- 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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