Bir Tiguisit
Locality in Western Sahara
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Bir Tiguisit, Buir Tiguisit or Bir Tighissit (Arabic: بير تيغیسیت) is a locality located in the southern part of Saguia el-Hamra, in Western Sahara. It is located south of Tifariti, near the border with Mauritania. It is currently controlled by the Polisario Front, in the Liberated Territories.
TerritoryWestern Sahara
Bir Tiguisit
بير تيغیسیت Buir Tiguisit Bir Tighissit | |
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Locality | |
  Bir Tiguisit Location in Western Sahara  Bir Tiguisit Bir Tiguisit (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 26°02′00″N 10°29′46″W | |
| Territory | Western Sahara |
| Claimed by |  Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Controlled by | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Government | |
| • Type | Locality |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Climate | BWh |
The demining carried out by MINURSO has made this population revitalized.[1] It consists of a small hospital,[2] a school[1] and some small shops.
Bir Tiguisit is located near the remains of the old Spanish colonial town of Colomina and one of the bases of MINURSO.[3]