| Tichla Fortress | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Tourist Attraction |
| Location | Tichla, Western Sahara |
| Coordinates | 21°35′58″N 14°58′1″W / 21.59944°N 14.96694°W / 21.59944; -14.96694 |
| Construction started | 1936 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Spanish Colonists |
The Tichla Fortress (Arabic: تیشلا) is a fort in the Moroccan occupied Western Sahara. It was built by the Spanish during their reign in Spanish Sahara in 1936. During the Mauritanian campaign in Western Sahara, fighting was seen in the town of Tichla and the fortress. Currently it is under Moroccan occupation in the disputed Western Sahara.
References
- "Tichla fortress". wikimapia.org.
- "Tourist Places to Visit in Tichla, Oued Ed-Dahab–Lagouira, West Africa, Africa". April 17, 2019.
- Besenyő, János (April 17, 2017). "Guerrilla Operations in Western Sahara: The Polisario versus Morocco and Mauritania". Connections: The Quarterly Journal. 16 (3).