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Tifariti

January 07, 2023

Tifariti (Berber: Tifariti, Arabic: تيفاريتي) is an oasis town 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 call 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.

Tifariti
Tifariti (Berber)
تيفاريتي
Municipality and town
Tifariti, 2005
Seal
Tifariti
Location in Western Sahara
Tifariti
Tifariti (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°9′29″N 10°34′1″W / 26.15806°N 10.56694°W / 26.15806; -10.56694
TerritoryWestern Sahara
Claimed by Kingdom of Morocco,
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Controlled by SADR
Government
 • TypeMunicipality[1]
 • MayorMohammed Salem Dayah[2]
Area
 • Total6.78 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Elevation
490 m (1,610 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,000
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
ClimateBWh

It is also the name of a Daïra of the Wilaya of Smara, in the Sahrawi refugee camps.

In 2010, the population of Tifariti was estimated at around 3,000 persons.[citation needed]

Tifariti is located between Smara, the traditional spiritual centre of the Sahara founded by the Ma El Ainin (177 km (110 mi) away)[3] and the Algerian town of Tindouf (320 km (200 mi) away), where the Sahrawi refugee camps are located.

The government quarter of Tifariti houses the parliament of SADR, a hospital, a school, a mosque and a museum.[citation needed]

History

Primarily an encampment located near an oasis, it was always a kind of seasonal town for the Sahrawis, an Arabic-speaking Bedouin people controlling the area since medieval times. In 1912, a French Foreign Legion expedition commanded by Captain Gerard, who was trying to link with their troops in Morocco, was exterminated by Sahrawi rebel nomads near Tifariti.[4] Then, it was permanently settled and used by the Spanish authorities as an advanced desert military outpost. Now in reconstruction, it is estimated that Tifariti had a population of approximately 7,000 inhabitants in 1975. Its inhabitants largely abandoned the town in 1976 because of the war with Morocco.[5] Tifariti never had many fixed structures, due to the pastoral lifestyle of the Sahrawis. It is located in a rugged desert area, with little vegetation.

During the Western Sahara War

 
The effects of the 1991 Moroccan air strikes seen in the former Spanish barracks of Tifariti.

Tifariti was the place of several battles during the Western Sahara War (1975–1991) and served as a military base and stronghold for both sides at various points of the war. It was also used as a stopping place for Sahrawi refugees en route to Tindouf (Algeria) during the invasion phase (1975–76). Some sources claim that in January 1976 there were 15,000 Sahrawi refugees around the town.[6]

The village was briefly occupied by the Moroccan Army in February 1976,[7] but 2 months later it retreated, being reoccupied by the SPLA in March 1977.[4]

In the summer of 1977, Moroccan troops controlled again the town, this time for nearly two years. In March 1979, and after the Battle of Tifariti, the town was taken by the Polisario troops, the SPLA,[8]

During the 1980s, the Moroccan Wall was constructed north of Tifariti, and the terrain around the town was heavily mined. The risk is greatest east of the Berm, especially in the areas of Mehaires, Tifariti and Bir Lahlou where the Royal Moroccan Army (RMA) conducted offensive operations in August–September 1991. The dangerous result is, among others, scattered cluster bombs, still active in these areas.[9]

In August 1991, weeks before the proclamation of the ceasefire, the Royal Moroccan Air Force repeatedly bombed Tifariti, destroying the buildings and the wells, as well as killing dozens of civilians.[10][11]

Infrastructure

Hospitals and administrative buildings were built here between 1989 and 1991 by foreign aid agencies in preparation for a Sahrawi refugee return to Western Sahara, for the holding of a UN-backed referendum on either independence or integration with Morocco. That infrastructures were destroyed by the Royal Moroccan Air Force in August 1991, a few days before the proclamation of the cease-fire.[11][12]

A United Nations airstrip and a base for the MINURSO's peace keeping forces is situated close to Tifariti.[13]

 
Navarra hospital in Tifariti, Western Sahara. (December 3, 2009).

In April 1999, the Navarra Hospital was inaugurated. It was built up with the collaboration of solidarity associations from that Spanish autonomous community.[14] In January 2001, the patients and equipment of the hospital were evacuated, because of the threat of a restarting of the war. Finally, in February 2006, the hospital was re-opened.[15]

On May 21, 2005, and during the celebrations of the 32nd anniversary of the creation of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz (President of the SADR) put the first brick of the building that will host the Sahrawi Parliament, the Sahrawi National Council, and also the first brick of the Solidarity Neighbourhood district.[16]

On February 27, 2007 (31st anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) a borough of 150 houses named Solidarity Neighbourhood was inaugurated by SADR's president, Mohamed Abdelaziz. It was built with the help of the Andalusian provinces of Sevilla and Málaga.[17] On December 21, 2007, Abdelaziz inaugurated a mosque, in the framework of reconstruction and settlement of the Free Zone.[18]

On February 29, 2008, Abdelaziz launched the works of the building of the Mayoralty of Tifariti, a small dam to provide the local population with water[19] and the cornerstone of a sports complex, funded by South Africa.

On July 20, 2009, Salek Baba (SADR'S Minister of Reconstruction and Urbanization) visited Tifariti to assess the works of the "Tadamoun" and "Salam" neighbourhoods and a mini-desalination plant.[20] On October 30, 2009, Abdelkader Taleb Omar (Prime minister of the SADR) inaugurated a new district of 20 houses. He stated:

"The opening of these new residences is a portion of a large project of development in progress, includes other parts of the liberated territory of Meharrize, Bir Tighissit, Bir Lehlu, Mijek and Agounit".

— Abdelkader Taleb Omar. Tifariti. October 28, 2009.[21]

Politics

Main article: Politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
 
Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Republic. Tifariti, 27 February 2005.

In October 2003, the Polisario Front held its XI General Popular Congress here, electing officials to its executive National Secretariat, the exile parliament of the Sahrawi National Council, as well as reelecting (92%) Mohamed Abdelaziz as Secretary General, as has been the case since 1976.[22]

In December 2007, with the presence of 250 international delegates, the XII General Popular Congress of the POLISARIO was held again in Tifariti. Abdelaziz was reelected again (85%),[23] although he proposed to regulate alternation in the leadership of the Polisario Front.[24] Also, the members of the National Secretariat were elected.[25]

Between 2010 and 2012, Larabas Said Jumani (a former minister of the SADR) was the first mayor of Tifariti.[26] He was replaced in 2012 by Mohammed Salem Dayah.[2]

Culture

 
ARTifariti 2008

In February 2009, the town hosted the "International Conference on Urbanization and Reconstruction of Liberated Areas".[27] The participants signed the "Declaration of Tifariti", with three principal aims:

  • Rebuilding and reconstruction of the liberated territories of Western Sahara.
  • Preservation of the Spanish language, through the establishment of the "Saharawi Academy for the Spanish language".
  • Promotion of the establishment of the "Tifariti University".[28]

Festivals

Since 2007, Tifariti has been the scenery of "ARTifariti", an annual international encounter of artists from several countries. The art pieces are made in the town and remain there, in the museum of Tifariti or outdoors. On 27 February 2011 Tifariti hosted the 35th anniversary of the proclamation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic.[29][30]

On the 2012 edition, ARTifariti moved its activities to the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria.

Archaeological park

Approximately 30 km (20 mi) to the northeast of Tifariti is the Erqueyez Archaeological Park. This archaeological site, without precedents in this area, provides an interesting lithic manufacturing works from the Late Paleolithic or Epipaleolithic, mound graves, and more than a hundred caves with rock paintings.[31]

University of Tifariti

Main article: University of Tifariti

On 9 February 2013, Sahara Press Service announced that Mohamed Abdelaziz had released on 23 December 2012 a presidential decree establishing the first Sahrawi university, named "University of Tifariti". The President of the SADR also appointed Khatari Ahmudi Abdallahi as the head of the new educational institution.[32]

Sports

Since 2009, Tifariti is the finish line of the "Sahara Bike Race", a 300 km (190 mi) route in parallel with the Moroccan Wall, that starts in the Wilaya of El Aaiún, in the Sahrawi refugee camps.[33]

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Tifariti is twinned with:

Gallery

See also

Notes

  1. ^ . Sahara Press Service. 2012-02-20. Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  2. ^ a b . Sahara Press Service. 2012-03-11. Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ "La Mili en el Sáhara - Asociación Nacional Veteranos Mili Sáhara". www.sahara-mili.net. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Festivities of 35th anniversary marking proclamation of SADR kick off". SPS. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-02-03.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Marvin Howe, Saharan Guerrillas Roam Freely In Territory Ceded to Moroccans, New York Times, 15 mars 1977.
  6. ^ Surendra Bhutani, Conflict on Western Sahara, Strategic Analysis, 1754-0054, Volume 2, Issue 7, 1978, p. 251– 256.
  7. ^ "Las tropas marroquíes ocupan el oasis de Tifariti, en el Sahara" (in Spanish). ABC. 1976-02-07. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  8. ^ "Tifariti, symbol of resistance against the occupier". SPS. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2010-09-09.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "MINURSO". MINURSO. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  10. ^ Ana Camacho (1991-08-08). "Marruecos bombardea 'zonas liberadas' del Polisario" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  11. ^ a b "La aviación marroquí bombardea uno de los principales oasis del Sáhara" (in Spanish). ABC. 1991-08-28. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  12. ^ Milestones in the Western Sahara conflict. 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine MINURSO.
  13. ^ Michael Bhatia, Western Sahara under Polisario Control: Summary Report of Field Mission to the Sahrawi Refugee Camps (near Tindouf, Algeria) in Review of African political economy, number 88, June 2001.
  14. ^ "Recortes de prensa de la inauguración del Hospital Navarra en Tifariti. 1999" (in Spanish). LEFRIG (Centro de Documentación y Museo de la Resistencia del Pueblo Saharaui y la Solidaridad Internacional). 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  15. ^ (in Spanish). ANARASD. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  16. ^ . SPS. 2005-05-22. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  17. ^ Viviendas con ayuda andaluza Flickr (in Spanish)
  18. ^ "The Head of the Saharawi State inaugurates a mosque in Tifariti". SPS. 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2010-10-09.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ "The President of the Republic inaugurates social projects in Tifariti". SPS. 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2010-10-09.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ "Urbanization of liberated territories, Minister in charge inspects projects in course of execution". SPS. 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-11.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ "Inauguration of new residential district in Tifariti (liberated territories)". SPS. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2010-09-09.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ . Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  23. ^ "POLISARIO's XIIth congress re-elect Mohamed Abdelaziz as Secretary General". SPS. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2010-09-10.[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ "POLISARIO's sitting Secretary General proposes alternation on the leadership of the movement". SPS. 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2010-09-10.[permanent dead link]
  25. ^ . SPS. 2007-12-21. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  26. ^ "El parque del Alamillo de Sevilla se hermana con el huerto de Tifariti en el Sáhara Occidental" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  27. ^ "International Conference on urbanization and reconstruction of liberated areas". SPS. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2010-09-14.[permanent dead link]
  28. ^ "Sahara-Spain: University of the Desert". Universityworldnews.com. 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  29. ^ "Western Sahara: 35 years of colonisation and exile is enough". 3 March 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  30. ^ http://www.spsrasd.info/en/detail.php?id=16654[permanent dead link]
  31. ^ Teresa Muñiz López (2005). "Los abrigos con pinturas rupestres de Erqueyez (Tifariti, Sáhara Occidental). Prospección arqueológica: Diseño y resultados" (PDF) (in Spanish). @rqueología y Territorio. Nº 2. p. 1-17. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  32. ^ . SPS. 2013-02-09. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  33. ^ Sahara bike race (in Spanish, English, French, Italian, and German)
  34. ^ a b c d Gemellaggi e Patti di Amicizia[permanent dead link] Regione Toscana - Consiglio Regionale, 27 March 2010 (in Italian)
  35. ^ "Aytº de Artea (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 2013-02-14.[permanent dead link]
  36. ^ "Aytº de Balmaseda (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 2013-02-14.[permanent dead link]
  37. ^ "Aytº de Bedia (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 2013-02-14.[permanent dead link]
  38. ^ Se firma un pacto de amistad entre las localidades de Tifariti y Compomarino (Molise) Yahoo España (SPS) (in Spanish)
  39. ^ Acta de la Sesion Extraordinaria Celebrada Por El Excmo. Ayuntamiento Pleno El Día Tres de Octubre de Dos Mil Doce = Punto 5º. - Propuesta de Aprobación de Constitución de Comité del Hermanamiento Con la Localidada de Tifariti. Carmona.org (in Spanish)
  40. ^ "Tifariti firma un hermanamiento con el municipio Caroní del Estado de Bolívar" (in Spanish). Sahara Press Service. 2011-07-25. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  41. ^ "Aytº de Dima (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 2013-02-14.[permanent dead link]
  42. ^ "Aytº de Igorre (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 2013-02-14.[permanent dead link]
  43. ^ Se firma un acta de hermanamiento entre una ciudad venezolana y Tifariti Yahoo! España (SPS), 27 November 2005 (in Spanish)
  44. ^ Hermanamientos Archived 2013-04-15 at archive.today Ayuntamiento de Los Palacios y Villafranca (in Spanish)
  45. ^ "Aytº de Arrasate-Mondragón (Gipuzkoa)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  46. ^ . SPS. 2014-02-11. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  47. ^ Twinning countries 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Comune di Signa
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Coordinates: 26°09′29″N 10°34′01″W / 26.158°N 10.567°W / 26.158; -10.567

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tifariti, berber, arabic, تيفاريتي, oasis, town, located, north, eastern, western, sahara, east, moroccan, berm, from, smara, north, border, with, mauritania, part, what, polisario, front, calls, liberated, territories, morocco, call, buffer, zone, been, facto. Tifariti Berber Tifariti Arabic تيفاريتي is an oasis town 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 call 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 Tifariti Tifariti Berber تيفاريتيMunicipality and townTifariti 2005SealTifaritiLocation in Western SaharaShow map of Western SaharaTifaritiTifariti Africa Show map of AfricaCoordinates 26 9 29 N 10 34 1 W 26 15806 N 10 56694 W 26 15806 10 56694TerritoryWestern SaharaClaimed byKingdom of Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicControlled bySADRGovernment TypeMunicipality 1 MayorMohammed Salem Dayah 2 Area Total6 78 km2 2 62 sq mi Elevation490 m 1 610 ft Population 2010 Total3 000 Density440 km2 1 100 sq mi ClimateBWhIt is also the name of a Daira of the Wilaya of Smara in the Sahrawi refugee camps In 2010 the population of Tifariti was estimated at around 3 000 persons citation needed Tifariti is located between Smara the traditional spiritual centre of the Sahara founded by the Ma El Ainin 177 km 110 mi away 3 and the Algerian town of Tindouf 320 km 200 mi away where the Sahrawi refugee camps are located The government quarter of Tifariti houses the parliament of SADR a hospital a school a mosque and a museum citation needed Contents 1 History 1 1 During the Western Sahara War 2 Infrastructure 3 Politics 4 Culture 4 1 Festivals 4 2 Archaeological park 4 3 University of Tifariti 5 Sports 6 International relations 6 1 Twin towns Sister cities 7 Gallery 8 See also 9 Notes 10 External linksHistory EditPrimarily an encampment located near an oasis it was always a kind of seasonal town for the Sahrawis an Arabic speaking Bedouin people controlling the area since medieval times In 1912 a French Foreign Legion expedition commanded by Captain Gerard who was trying to link with their troops in Morocco was exterminated by Sahrawi rebel nomads near Tifariti 4 Then it was permanently settled and used by the Spanish authorities as an advanced desert military outpost Now in reconstruction it is estimated that Tifariti had a population of approximately 7 000 inhabitants in 1975 Its inhabitants largely abandoned the town in 1976 because of the war with Morocco 5 Tifariti never had many fixed structures due to the pastoral lifestyle of the Sahrawis It is located in a rugged desert area with little vegetation During the Western Sahara War Edit The effects of the 1991 Moroccan air strikes seen in the former Spanish barracks of Tifariti Tifariti was the place of several battles during the Western Sahara War 1975 1991 and served as a military base and stronghold for both sides at various points of the war It was also used as a stopping place for Sahrawi refugees en route to Tindouf Algeria during the invasion phase 1975 76 Some sources claim that in January 1976 there were 15 000 Sahrawi refugees around the town 6 The village was briefly occupied by the Moroccan Army in February 1976 7 but 2 months later it retreated being reoccupied by the SPLA in March 1977 4 In the summer of 1977 Moroccan troops controlled again the town this time for nearly two years In March 1979 and after the Battle of Tifariti the town was taken by the Polisario troops the SPLA 8 During the 1980s the Moroccan Wall was constructed north of Tifariti and the terrain around the town was heavily mined The risk is greatest east of the Berm especially in the areas of Mehaires Tifariti and Bir Lahlou where the Royal Moroccan Army RMA conducted offensive operations in August September 1991 The dangerous result is among others scattered cluster bombs still active in these areas 9 In August 1991 weeks before the proclamation of the ceasefire the Royal Moroccan Air Force repeatedly bombed Tifariti destroying the buildings and the wells as well as killing dozens of civilians 10 11 Infrastructure EditHospitals and administrative buildings were built here between 1989 and 1991 by foreign aid agencies in preparation for a Sahrawi refugee return to Western Sahara for the holding of a UN backed referendum on either independence or integration with Morocco That infrastructures were destroyed by the Royal Moroccan Air Force in August 1991 a few days before the proclamation of the cease fire 11 12 A United Nations airstrip and a base for the MINURSO s peace keeping forces is situated close to Tifariti 13 Navarra hospital in Tifariti Western Sahara December 3 2009 In April 1999 the Navarra Hospital was inaugurated It was built up with the collaboration of solidarity associations from that Spanish autonomous community 14 In January 2001 the patients and equipment of the hospital were evacuated because of the threat of a restarting of the war Finally in February 2006 the hospital was re opened 15 On May 21 2005 and during the celebrations of the 32nd anniversary of the creation of the Polisario Front Mohamed Abdelaziz President of the SADR put the first brick of the building that will host the Sahrawi Parliament the Sahrawi National Council and also the first brick of the Solidarity Neighbourhood district 16 On February 27 2007 31st anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic a borough of 150 houses named Solidarity Neighbourhood was inaugurated by SADR s president Mohamed Abdelaziz It was built with the help of the Andalusian provinces of Sevilla and Malaga 17 On December 21 2007 Abdelaziz inaugurated a mosque in the framework of reconstruction and settlement of the Free Zone 18 On February 29 2008 Abdelaziz launched the works of the building of the Mayoralty of Tifariti a small dam to provide the local population with water 19 and the cornerstone of a sports complex funded by South Africa On July 20 2009 Salek Baba SADR S Minister of Reconstruction and Urbanization visited Tifariti to assess the works of the Tadamoun and Salam neighbourhoods and a mini desalination plant 20 On October 30 2009 Abdelkader Taleb Omar Prime minister of the SADR inaugurated a new district of 20 houses He stated The opening of these new residences is a portion of a large project of development in progress includes other parts of the liberated territory of Meharrize Bir Tighissit Bir Lehlu Mijek and Agounit Abdelkader Taleb Omar Tifariti October 28 2009 21 Politics EditMain article Politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Republic Tifariti 27 February 2005 In October 2003 the Polisario Front held its XI General Popular Congress here electing officials to its executive National Secretariat the exile parliament of the Sahrawi National Council as well as reelecting 92 Mohamed Abdelaziz as Secretary General as has been the case since 1976 22 In December 2007 with the presence of 250 international delegates the XII General Popular Congress of the POLISARIO was held again in Tifariti Abdelaziz was reelected again 85 23 although he proposed to regulate alternation in the leadership of the Polisario Front 24 Also the members of the National Secretariat were elected 25 Between 2010 and 2012 Larabas Said Jumani a former minister of the SADR was the first mayor of Tifariti 26 He was replaced in 2012 by Mohammed Salem Dayah 2 Culture Edit ARTifariti 2008 In February 2009 the town hosted the International Conference on Urbanization and Reconstruction of Liberated Areas 27 The participants signed the Declaration of Tifariti with three principal aims Rebuilding and reconstruction of the liberated territories of Western Sahara Preservation of the Spanish language through the establishment of the Saharawi Academy for the Spanish language Promotion of the establishment of the Tifariti University 28 Festivals Edit Since 2007 Tifariti has been the scenery of ARTifariti an annual international encounter of artists from several countries The art pieces are made in the town and remain there in the museum of Tifariti or outdoors On 27 February 2011 Tifariti hosted the 35th anniversary of the proclamation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic 29 30 On the 2012 edition ARTifariti moved its activities to the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf Algeria Archaeological park Edit Approximately 30 km 20 mi to the northeast of Tifariti is the Erqueyez Archaeological Park This archaeological site without precedents in this area provides an interesting lithic manufacturing works from the Late Paleolithic or Epipaleolithic mound graves and more than a hundred caves with rock paintings 31 University of Tifariti Edit Main article University of Tifariti On 9 February 2013 Sahara Press Service announced that Mohamed Abdelaziz had released on 23 December 2012 a presidential decree establishing the first Sahrawi university named University of Tifariti The President of the SADR also appointed Khatari Ahmudi Abdallahi as the head of the new educational institution 32 Sports EditSince 2009 Tifariti is the finish line of the Sahara Bike Race a 300 km 190 mi route in parallel with the Moroccan Wall that starts in the Wilaya of El Aaiun in the Sahrawi refugee camps 33 International relations EditTwin towns Sister cities Edit Tifariti is twinned with Agliana Pistoia Tuscany Italy since April 20 1994 34 Aldaia Valencia Comunidad Valenciana Spain since February 24 2004 Artea Biscay Basque Country Spain 35 Arusha Arusha Region Tanzania since December 21 2009 Balmaseda Biscay Basque Country Spain 36 Bedia Biscay Basque Country Spain 37 Campomarino Campobasso Molise Italy since November 29 2005 38 Carmona Sevilla Andalucia Spain since October 30 2009 39 Caroni Bolivar Venezuela since July 25 2011 40 Dima Biscay Basque Country Spain 41 Guediawaye Guediawaye Department Dakar Region Senegal since December 21 2009 Igorre Biscay Basque Country Spain 42 Istan Malaga Andalucia Spain since October 15 2009 Las Gabias Granada Andalucia Spain Libertador Capital District Venezuela since November 27 2005 43 Loro Ciuffenna Arezzo Tuscany Italy 34 Los Palacios y Villafranca Sevilla Andalucia Spain since August 5 1998 44 Mascara Mascara Province Algeria since June 9 2008 Mbeya Mbeya Region Tanzania since December 21 2009 Mondragon Gipuzkoa Basque Country Spain 45 Mwanza Mwanza Region Tanzania since December 21 2009 Pontassieve Florence Tuscany Italy since 1987 34 Reggiolo Reggio Emilia Emilia Romagna Italy since 8 February 2014 46 Sevilla Sevilla Andalucia Spain Signa Florence Tuscany Italy 47 Sumbawanga Rukwa Region Tanzania since December 21 2009 Tanga Tanga Region Tanzania since December 21 2009 Timbuktu Tombouctou Region Mali since December 21 2009 Trucios Turtzioz Biscay Basque Country Spain 48 Venta de Banos Palencia Castilla y Leon Spain since December 10 2009 49 Vicchio Florence Tuscany Italy 34 Gallery Edit Outskirts of Tifariti Moroccan Mirage F 1 attack aircraft shot down by SPLA forces during the Western Sahara War Moroccan Northrop F 5 fighter aircraft shot down by SPLA guerrillas near Tifariti during the 1991 Tifariti offensive SPLA troops gathering in Tifariti during the 32nd anniversary of the Polisario Front 21 May 2005 Sahrawi children from the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tifariti during the Summer University 17 August 2009 Eugenio Morales Agacino on the right Spanish entomologist and naturalist and his aide during a monitoring expedition on the desert locust Tifariti May 1942 Landmine Action signal warning that Western Sahara is one of the world s most contaminated places by the presence of landmines and UXOs Tifariti 13 August 2011 Sahrawi artist Mohamed Mouloud Yeslem with his work Um Dreiga at ARTifariti 2010 Entrance of the Navarra Hospital Map of Western Sahara on a hill near Tifariti 2009See also EditPolitics of Western SaharaNotes Edit Allocating seats for the liberated territories in Parliament will be considered in the next election Official Sahara Press Service 2012 02 20 Archived from the original on 2014 09 12 Retrieved 2012 02 07 a b Minister of Defense receives Ross in liberated Tifariti Sahara Press Service 2012 03 11 Archived from the original on 2014 12 22 Retrieved 2012 03 11 La Mili en el Sahara Asociacion Nacional Veteranos Mili Sahara www sahara mili net Retrieved 18 April 2018 a b Festivities of 35th anniversary marking proclamation of SADR kick off SPS 2011 02 27 Retrieved 2011 02 03 permanent dead link Marvin Howe Saharan Guerrillas Roam Freely In Territory Ceded to Moroccans New York Times 15 mars 1977 Surendra Bhutani Conflict on Western Sahara Strategic Analysis 1754 0054 Volume 2 Issue 7 1978 p 251 256 Las tropas marroquies ocupan el oasis de Tifariti en el Sahara in Spanish ABC 1976 02 07 Retrieved 2010 09 11 Tifariti symbol of resistance against the occupier SPS 2007 12 20 Retrieved 2010 09 09 permanent dead link MINURSO MINURSO Retrieved 18 April 2018 Ana Camacho 1991 08 08 Marruecos bombardea zonas liberadas del Polisario in Spanish El Pais Retrieved 2010 11 09 a b La aviacion marroqui bombardea uno de los principales oasis del Sahara in Spanish ABC 1991 08 28 Retrieved 2010 11 09 Milestones in the Western Sahara conflict Archived 2012 02 27 at the Wayback Machine MINURSO Michael Bhatia Western Sahara under Polisario Control Summary Report of Field Mission to the Sahrawi Refugee Camps near Tindouf Algeria in Review of African political economy number 88 June 2001 Recortes de prensa de la inauguracion del Hospital Navarra en Tifariti 1999 in Spanish LEFRIG Centro de Documentacion y Museo de la Resistencia del Pueblo Saharaui y la Solidaridad Internacional 2009 04 13 Retrieved 2010 10 09 Refugiados Saharauis instalacion fotovoltaica en el Hospital Navarra de Tifariti in Spanish ANARASD Archived from the original on 2011 09 04 Retrieved 2010 10 09 The President of the Republic put the first brick in the new building of the Saharawi Parliament SPS 2005 05 22 Archived from the original on 2009 10 05 Retrieved 2010 10 09 Viviendas con ayuda andaluza Flickr in Spanish The Head of the Saharawi State inaugurates a mosque in Tifariti SPS 2007 12 21 Retrieved 2010 10 09 permanent dead link The President of the Republic inaugurates social projects in Tifariti SPS 2008 02 29 Retrieved 2010 10 09 permanent dead link Urbanization of liberated territories Minister in charge inspects projects in course of execution SPS 2009 07 20 Retrieved 2010 09 11 permanent dead link Inauguration of new residential district in Tifariti liberated territories SPS 2009 10 30 Retrieved 2010 09 09 permanent dead link Communiques 2003 Archived from the original on 5 October 2009 Retrieved 18 April 2018 POLISARIO s XIIth congress re elect Mohamed Abdelaziz as Secretary General SPS 2007 12 20 Retrieved 2010 09 10 permanent dead link POLISARIO s sitting Secretary General proposes alternation on the leadership of the movement SPS 2007 12 17 Retrieved 2010 09 10 permanent dead link POLISARIO Front s 12th congress elects 25 members of the National Secretariat SPS 2007 12 21 Archived from the original on 2008 05 28 Retrieved 2010 09 10 El parque del Alamillo de Sevilla se hermana con el huerto de Tifariti en el Sahara Occidental in Spanish El Mundo 2010 10 24 Retrieved 2010 10 24 International Conference on urbanization and reconstruction of liberated areas SPS 2009 02 24 Retrieved 2010 09 14 permanent dead link Sahara Spain University of the Desert Universityworldnews com 2009 06 07 Retrieved 2010 09 14 Western Sahara 35 years of colonisation and exile is enough 3 March 2011 Retrieved 18 April 2018 http www spsrasd info en detail php id 16654 permanent dead link Teresa Muniz Lopez 2005 Los abrigos con pinturas rupestres de Erqueyez Tifariti Sahara Occidental Prospeccion arqueologica Diseno y resultados PDF in Spanish rqueologia y Territorio Nº 2 p 1 17 Retrieved 2010 09 14 Establishment of first Saharawi University in liberated Tifariti presidential decree SPS 2013 02 09 Archived from the original on 2013 10 29 Retrieved 2013 02 10 Sahara bike race in Spanish English French Italian and German a b c d Gemellaggi e Patti di Amicizia permanent dead link Regione Toscana Consiglio Regionale 27 March 2010 in Italian Aytº de Artea Bizkaia in Spanish Euskal Fondoa Retrieved 2013 02 14 permanent dead link Aytº de Balmaseda Bizkaia in Spanish Euskal Fondoa Retrieved 2013 02 14 permanent dead link Aytº de Bedia Bizkaia in Spanish Euskal Fondoa Retrieved 2013 02 14 permanent dead link Se firma un pacto de amistad entre las localidades de Tifariti y Compomarino Molise Yahoo Espana SPS in Spanish Acta de la Sesion Extraordinaria Celebrada Por El Excmo Ayuntamiento Pleno El Dia Tres de Octubre de Dos Mil Doce Punto 5º Propuesta de Aprobacion de Constitucion de Comite del Hermanamiento Con la Localidada de Tifariti Carmona org in Spanish Tifariti firma un hermanamiento con el municipio Caroni del Estado de Bolivar in Spanish Sahara Press Service 2011 07 25 Archived from the original on 2013 04 13 Retrieved 2012 02 14 Aytº de Dima Bizkaia in Spanish Euskal Fondoa Retrieved 2013 02 14 permanent dead link Aytº de Igorre Bizkaia in Spanish Euskal Fondoa Retrieved 2013 02 14 permanent dead link Se firma un acta de hermanamiento entre una ciudad venezolana y Tifariti Yahoo Espana SPS 27 November 2005 in Spanish Hermanamientos Archived 2013 04 15 at archive today Ayuntamiento de Los Palacios y Villafranca in Spanish Aytº de Arrasate Mondragon Gipuzkoa in Spanish Euskal Fondoa Archived from the original on 2013 04 14 Retrieved 2013 02 14 Reggiolo mayor urges Italian government to recognize SADR SPS 2014 02 11 Archived from the original on 2014 02 22 Retrieved 2014 02 12 Twinning countries Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Comune di Signa Aytº de Trucios Bizkaia in Spanish Euskal Fondoa Retrieved 2013 02 14 permanent dead link Venta de Banos se hermanara con una localidad saharaui El Norte de Castilla 16 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