Tendrara
| Tendrara تندرارة ⵜⴻⵏⴷⵔⴰⵔⴰ |
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 Morocco
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| Region : | Oriental | ||||
| Province : | Figuig | ||||
| Coordinates | 33 ° 3 ′ N , 2 ° 0 ′ W | ||||
| Residents : | 8,507 (2014) | ||||
| Height : | 1450 m | ||||
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Tendrara ( Arabic تندرارة; Tifinagh script ⵜⴻⵏⴷⵔⴰⵔⴰ ) is a rural community (commune rurale) with about 10,000 inhabitants in the province of Figuig in the Oriental region in the far east of Morocco .
Location and climate
The small town of Tendrara is located at the intersection of two national roads ( N 17 and N 19 ) in a river oasis surrounded by stone deserts about 70 km (driving distance) north of Bouarfa at an altitude of about 1450 m . The climate is hot and dry; Rain (approx. 285 mm / year) falls almost exclusively in the winter months.
population
| year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 |
| Residents | k. A. | 6.254 | 8,507 |
The settling down of nomads as well as immigration from other villages in the south lead to sustained population growth.