- Tarfaya
Tarfaya (طرفاية) is a city (11,313) on the southwestern coast of Morocco. It is a port town, which shares its name with the general lower region of Morocco (the
Tarfaya Strip ).It was known as Villa Bens during Spanish colonization. In the 1920s, Aéropostale used a nearby airstrip. It has a monument to French aviator and author
Antoine de Saint Exupéry .On
April 30 ,2008 thePanama registered passenger ship "Assalama" was wrecked after leaving Tarfaya in poor weather.cite news |title =Maritime Industry News - Assalama (Panama) | work =Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News | pages =23 | publisher =Informa Australia Pty Ltd | date =2008-05-29] The vessel was about five miles offshore when high seas washed over the deck and it began to list and be carried back to shore. Passengers and crew were successfully evacuated bylifeboat before the ship beached on a sandbank just outside the port entrance. Approximately 80,000 litres of fuel oil were spilled, severely damaging the local fishing industry.References
External links
* [http://lexicorient.com/morocco/tarfaya.htm Entry in Lexicorient]
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