Tafersit
Tafersit
ⵜⴰⴼⴻⵔⵙⵉⵜ تفرسيت | |
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commune | |
 Location of Tafersit in Driouch Province | |
  Tafersit Location within Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 35°01′N 3°32′W / 35.017°N 3.533°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Oriental |
| Province | Driouch |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.58 sq mi (74.01 km2) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 8,202 |
| • Density | 287/sq mi (110.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Tafersit (Tarifit: ⵜⴰⴼⴻⵔⵙⵉⵜ; Arabic: تفرسيت) is a commune in Driouch Province, Oriental, Morocco. The town is situated in the Rif mountains, not far from the Mediterranean Sea. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 8202 people.[1]
Notable people
- Abdelouafi Laftit (born 1967), Minister of Interior of Morocco since 5 April 2017.
- Farid Azarkan (born 1971), Dutch politician who was born in Ighmiren, a department of Tafersit.[2]
References
- ↑ https://citypopulation.de/en/morocco/oriental/admin/driouch/1671321__tafersit/
- ↑ "Drs. F. (Farid) Azarkan MSc". www.parlement.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
Capital: Driouch | ||
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