Bir Tiguisit
Locality in Western Sahara
Bir Tiguisit بير تيغیسیت Buir Tiguisit Bir Tighissit | |
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26°02′00″N 10°29′46″W / 26.03333°N 10.49611°W / 26.03333; -10.49611 | |
Territory | Western Sahara |
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• Type | Locality |
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• Total | 4.8 km2 (1.58 sq mi) |
Climate | BWh |
Bir Tiguisit, Buir Tiguisit or Bir Tighissit (Arabic: بير تيغیسیت) is a locality located in the southern part of Saguia el-Hamra, in Western Sahara. It is located south of Tifariti, near the border with Mauritania. It is currently controlled by the Polisario Front, in the so-called Liberated Territories or Free Zone. The Moroccan authorities have integrated it into the Es-Semara Province in the region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra.
The demining carried out by MINURSO has made this population revitalized.[1] It consists of a small hospital,[2] a school[1] and some small shops.
Bir Tiguisit is located near the remains of the old Spanish colonial town of Colomina and one of the bases of MINURSO.[3]
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