Tarfaya

Tarfaya sits on Morocco's southern Atlantic coast, historically significant as a fuel stop for early aviation. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry served as airfield chief here (1927-1929) for Aéropostale, the French airmail service flying mail from France to Dakar. His experience in Tarfaya's isolation inspired parts of "The Little Prince." The town's economy remains limited—fishing, small-scale trade, government employment. Proximity to Western Sahara disputed territories creates economic uncertainty. As of 2026, Tarfaya remains a remote coastal outpost, its aviation heritage memorialized but its economic prospects constrained by geographic isolation.