Tifariti
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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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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Article
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.