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Tindouf

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Total population

45,966

Coordinates27.67°, -8.14°

Demographic figures from Office National des Statistiques (Algeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Within Tindouf, Algeria, Tindouf stands as a city. Tindouf maps to 27.672°, -8.140° — squarely within the subtropical belt. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 45,966. The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,239 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 88% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
27.6722
Longitude
-8.1404
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Desert Wheatear
    Oenanthe deserti (Temminck, 1825) · Aves
    2
  • Desert Hedgehog
    Paraechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832) · Mammalia
    1
  • Barbary ground squirrel
    Atlantoxerus getulus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    1
  • Blue-cheeked/Blue-tailed Bee-eater
    Merops persicus Pallas, 1773 · Aves
    1
  • Booted Eagle
    Hieraaetus pennatus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    1
  • Brown-necked Raven
    Corvus ruficollis Lesson, 1831 · Aves
    1
  • Astragalus gombo Coss. & Durieu ex Bunge
    Astragalus gombo Coss. & Durieu ex Bunge · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Pergularia tomentosa L.
    Pergularia tomentosa L. · Magnoliopsida
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Aziza Brahim
Aziza Brahim
Sahrawi singer
Ebbaba Hameida
Ebbaba Hameida
Spanish-Sahrawi journalist
Yassine Cheikh El Welly
Yassine Cheikh El Welly
Mauritanian association football player
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Abdelhalim Zribi
Algerian Actor
Moslem Anatouf
Moslem Anatouf
Algerian footballer (born 2006)
Tesh Sidi
Tesh Sidi
Sahrawi-Spanish computer scientist and politician
O
Omar Lamin Abeidi
sahrawi-Spanish social worker and politician
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Loueila Mint El Mamy
T
Taleb Alisalem
Sahrawi activist and writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Tindouf

Browse all places in Tindouf →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.14
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,239

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Tindouf

Tindouf et les frontières méridionales du Maroc
Mohammed Maazouzi · 1976
Le miraculé de Tindouf
Mimoune Zeggaï · 2013
Off the radar
Eric Goldstein · 2014
Notice explicative des cartes géologiques au 500.000e
Pierre Gevin · 1958
Au-delà du tolérable
Ahmed Mricha · 2013
Métallogénie du gisement de minerai de fer oolithique dévonien de Mecheri Abdelaziz (bassin de Tindouf, Sahara occidental algérien)
Salah Guerrak · 1988
Sources of Protracted Conflict in the Western Sahara - Algerian Hegemony, Spanish Decolonization, Ceasefire, un Problems, Algeria and Polisario Front, SADR, Tindouf Region, Morocco, ISIS, Al-Qaeda
U. S. Military · 2017
Les principaux résultats de l'exploitation exhaustive
Algeria. Dīwān al-Waṭanī lil-Iḥṣāʾīyāt · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Desert Wheatear
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
Seen 2025-12-03
Brown-necked Raven
Brown-necked Raven
Corvus ruficollis
Seen 2025-11-15
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
Seen 2025-09-23
Booted Eagle
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Seen 2025-09-23
Barbary Ground Squirrel
Barbary Ground Squirrel
Atlantoxerus getulus
Seen 2025-09-22
North African Wildcat
North African Wildcat
Felis lybica lybica
Seen 2025-09-22
Desert Hedgehog
Desert Hedgehog
Paraechinus aethiopicus
Seen 2025-09-20
Dromedary Camel
Dromedary Camel
Camelus dromedarius
Seen 2025-09-18
Trichodesma calcaratum
Trichodesma calcaratum
Trichodesma calcaratum
Seen 2020-01-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library