Tichla Fortress

Tichla Fortress
General information
TypeTourist Attraction
LocationTichla, Western Sahara
Coordinates21°35′58″N 14°58′1″W / 21.59944°N 14.96694°W / 21.59944; -14.96694
Construction started1936
Design and construction
Architect(s)Spanish Colonists

The Tichla Fortress (Arabic: تیشلا) is a fort in the Moroccan occupied Western Sahara. It was built by the Spanish during their reign in Spanish Sahara in 1936. During the Mauritanian campaign in Western Sahara, fighting was seen in the town of Tichla and the fortress. Currently it is under Moroccan occupation in the disputed Western Sahara.