Tafersit

Commune in Oriental, Morocco

Tafersit (Tarifit: Tfaasit, ⵜⴰⴼⴻⵔⵙⵉⵜ; Arabic: تفرسيت) is a commune in Driouch Province, Oriental, Morocco. The town is situated in the Rif mountains, not far from the Mediterranean Sea. According to the 2004 census, it has a population of 3,555.^[1]

Notable people

• Abdelouafi Laftit (born 1967), Minister of Interior of Morocco since 5 April 2017.
• Farid Azarkan (born 1971), Dutch politician who was born in Ighmiren, a department of Tafersit.^[2]

References

1. "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05.
2. "Drs. F. (Farid) Azarkan MSc". www.parlement.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.