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Tichla Fortress

Coordinates: 21°35′58″N 14°58′1″W / 21.59944°N 14.96694°W / 21.59944; -14.96694
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Tichla Fortress
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General information
TypeTourist Attraction
LocationTichla, Western Sahara
Coordinates21°35′58″N 14°58′1″W / 21.59944°N 14.96694°W / 21.59944; -14.96694
Construction started1936
Design and construction
Architect(s)Spanish Colonists

The Tichla Fortress (Arabic: تیشلا) is a fort in the Moroccan occupied Western Sahara.[1] It was built by the Spanish during their reign in Spanish Sahara in 1936.[2] During the Mauritanian campaign in Western Sahara, fighting was seen in the town of Tichla and the fortress.[3] Currently it is under Moroccan occupation in the disputed Western Sahara.

References

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  1. ^ "Tichla fortress". wikimapia.org.
  2. ^ "Tourist Places to Visit in Tichla, Oued Ed-Dahab–Lagouira, West Africa, Africa". April 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Besenyő, János (April 17, 2017). "Guerrilla Operations in Western Sahara: The Polisario versus Morocco and Mauritania". Connections: The Quarterly Journal. 16 (3).