تيفلت | |
Mapsize: | 200 |
Pushpin Map: | Morocco#Africa |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Morocco |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Morocco |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Khémisset |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 86709 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 33.8931°N -6.3069°W |
Tifelt (Arabic: تيفلت) is a town in northwestern Morocco, west of Khemisset and east of Rabat.[2] Tifelt is in a region of Morocco that is rich with ancient history, including settlements by Berbers, Phoenicians and Romans during the first millennium BC. The nearest such major settlements are in Rabat and Volubilis.[3] Tifelt is between the cities of Rabat and Khemisset
Tifelt is a town that was served by workers of the United States Peace Corps until the 9/11 attacks on the U.S.[4] The Peace Corps workers had been assisting local women in a beekeeping cooperative, until the U.S. government evacuated the Peace Corps personnel for concerns over their safety. Peace Corps workers have since returned and now focus primarily on job skills workshops and English language classes.[4] [5]