Tarfaya
Tarfaya is a coastal Moroccan town, located at the level of Cape Juby, in western Morocco, on the Atlantic coast. It is located about 890 km southwest of the capital Rabat, and around 100 km from both Laayoune and Lanzarote, in the far east of the Canary Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Tarfaya
- Type: Locality with 5,620 residents
- Location: Laâyoune Province, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.8794° or 27° 52′ 46″ northLongitude
-12.9143° or 12° 54′ 51″ westPopulation
5,620Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
7CV9V3HP+Q7GeoNames ID
6545632
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Tarfaya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “العيون (البلدية)”
- French: “Tarfaya (Commune Urbaine)”
- French: “Tarfaya (MU)”
- French: “Tarfaya”
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