Tifariti
Tifariti is a city in Western Sahara with a population of about 3,000.
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, 138 km (86 mi) from Smara and 15 km (9 mi) 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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About Tifariti
| Country | Western Sahara |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 00 |
| Population | 3,000 |
| Local currency | MAD |
| Coordinates | 26.1579, -10.5589 |
| Time zone | Africa/El_Aaiun |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 283 km · Laayoune |
| Population (Western Sahara) | #13 most populated in Western Sahara |
| Where on Earth | 26°9′28″N · 10°33′32″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 2,912 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 7,107 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 98% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Guwahati (India) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -26.16, 169.44 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Paris | 2,760 km |
| London | 2,953 km |
| Cairo | 4,100 km |
| Moscow | 5,056 km |
| New York | 5,974 km |
| Dubai | 6,522 km |