Zaafrane
Zaafrane is a small desert oasis village in central Tunisia. It is located at around and is the gateway to the Grand Erg Oriental desert. It is the centre for the traditionally nomadic Adhara people.- Type: Village with 1,090 residents
- Description: Tunisian town
- Also known as: “Za‘farān” and “Zaafrane, Tunisia”
Zaafrane
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: El Adhara, Douz Sud, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
33.44276° or 33° 26′ 34″ northLongitude
8.91568° or 8° 54′ 56″ eastPopulation
1,090Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
8F5CCWV8+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 349303620OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2464050Wikidata ID
Q8063393
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