Erfoud

Erfoud or Arfoud is an oasis town in the Sahara, in the region, eastern . It belongs to ait atta tribe, divided into several districts: Hay Salam, Hay Jdid, Hay Ziz, Hay el Bathaa, Hay Annahda, and Hay el Hamri.
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  • Type: Town with 27,000 residents
  • Description: Moroccan town in Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet
  • Also known as: “Arfoud”, “Arfoud ⴰⵔⴼⵓⴷ أرفود”, “جماعة ارفود”, and “伊爾富德”

Erfoud

Latitude
31.4324° or 31° 25′ 57″ north
Longitude
-4.2343° or 4° 14′ 3″ west
Population
27,000
Elevation
809 metres (2,654 feet)
Established
1917
Open location code
8C3QCQJ8+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 206386985
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2549356
Wiki­data ID
Q648987
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Erfoud” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أرفود”
  • Armenian: “Էրֆուդ”
  • Belarusian: “Эрфуд”
  • Catalan: “Erfoud”
  • Cebuano: “Erfoud”
  • Chinese: “厄夫”
  • Dutch: “Erfoud”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ارفود”
  • French: “Arfoud”
  • French: “Erfoud”
  • German: “Erfoud”
  • Hebrew: “ארפוד”
  • Italian: “Erfoud”
  • Japanese: “エルファード”
  • Kabyle: “Arfud”
  • Lithuanian: “Erfudas”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “أرفود”
  • Persian: “ارفود”
  • Polish: “Arfud”
  • Portuguese: “Arfoud”
  • Russian: “Эрфуд”
  • Slovenian: “Erfoud”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ارفود”
  • Spanish: “Arfoud”
  • Spanish: “Erfud”
  • Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⴰⵔⴼⵓⴷ”
  • Swedish: “Arfoud”
  • Welsh: “Erfoud”

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