Tindouf
Tindouf
| Tindouf بلدية تندوف Tinduf |
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| Commune of Tindouf | |
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 Tindouf
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| Coordinates: 27°40′31″N 8°07′43″W / 27.67528°N 8.12861°WCoordinates: 27°40′31″N 8°07′43″W / 27.67528°N 8.12861°W | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Tindouf (seat) |
| District | Tindouf (seat) |
| Government | |
| - PMA Seats | 11 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 70,009 km2 (27,030.6 sq mi) |
| Population (1998) | |
| - Total | 32,004 |
| - Density | 0.5/km2 (1.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| Postal code | 37000 |
| ONS code | 3701 |
Tindouf (Berber: Tinduf, Arabic: تيندوف) is the main town in Tindouf Province, Algeria, close to the Mauritanian and Moroccan borders. The region is considered of strategic significance, and it houses Algerian military bases. Since 1975, it also contains several Sahrawi refugee camps operated by the Polisario Front a guerrilla group seeking the independence of Western Sahara from Morocco. The city is served by the Tindouf Airport, northwest of the town, with regular flights to Algiers as well as to other domestic destinations. Within the municipal territory of Tindouf, there is Gara Djebilet, a settlement near the border with Mauritania with a iron mine and a defunct airport. It is approximately 70 kilometers northwest of Aet Legra.
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History
The town of Tindouf was built near an isolated Saharan oasis in 1852 by members of the Tajakant tribe, but sacked and destroyed by Reguibat, a Sahrawi tribe in 1895, and the Tajkant tribe were kicked out of the region. It remained deserted until French troops arrived in the area in 1934. Since Algerian independence in 1962, the town has been purposely built up, partly because of its importance as a last outpost before the Moroccan and Mauritanian borders.
The city and its region served as base of attacks on southern Morocco (particularly the region of Tata) operated by the Polisario Front
Demographics
Tindouf has a population of 47,965 (2010 estimates).. Though this figure is of questionable authenticity, given the fact that the exact number is a sensitive issue due to the Western Sahara refugees.
| Year | Population |
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| 1977 (Census) | 6,044 |
| 1987 (Census) | 13,084 |
| 1998 (Census) | 32,004 |
| 2010 (Estimate) | 47,965 - 59,898 |
Climate
| Climate data for Tindouf, Algeria | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 85 (29.4) |
90 (32.2) |
102 (38.9) |
105 (40.6) |
109 (42.8) |
124 (51.1) |
135 (57.2) |
121 (49.4) |
116 (46.7) |
108 (42.2) |
97 (36.1) |
83 (28.3) |
135 (57.2) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 71 (21.7) |
78 (25.6) |
83 (28.3) |
90 (32.2) |
94 (34.4) |
101 (38.3) |
113 (45) |
111 (43.9) |
101 (38.3) |
88 (31.1) |
79 (26.1) |
71 (21.7) |
90 (32.2) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 41 (5) |
44 (6.7) |
53 (11.7) |
55 (12.8) |
60 (15.6) |
63 (17.2) |
77 (25) |
78 (25.6) |
72 (22.2) |
58 (14.4) |
52 (11.1) |
42 (5.6) |
58 (14.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 25 (-3.9) |
30 (-1.1) |
37 (2.8) |
45 (7.2) |
46 (7.8) |
45 (7.2) |
61 (16.1) |
55 (12.8) |
56 (13.3) |
47 (8.3) |
35 (1.7) |
33 (0.6) |
25 (-3.9) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.1 (3) |
0.1 (3) |
0.2 (5) |
0.1 (3) |
0.1 (3) |
0.1 (3) |
0.1 (3) |
0.4 (10) |
0.3 (8) |
0.1 (3) |
0.1 (3) |
0.1 (3) |
1.8 (46) |
| Sunshine hours | 257 | 263 | 301 | 342 | 353 | 357 | 338 | 319 | 282 | 288 | 249 | 254 | 3,603 |
| Source: http://www.weatherbase.com/ | |||||||||||||
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