An Aboriginal community under the local government area of Tjapatjatjaka Community Government Council in Northern Territory, Titjikala is located 120 kilometres southeast of Alice Springs, 1,294 south of Katherine, 329 kilometres northeast of Ghan (via National Highway 87 and Maryvale Road) and 1,614 kilometres south of the state capital of Darwin. It was formerly called Maryvale, after the cattle station of the same name in the community. Titjikala sits on the sandy red plain and dunes of the Simpson Desert, which covers majority of the Northern Territory’s southern portion. A section of the Hugh River flows along the town’s southwestern border. The Arrernte, the traditional Aboriginal owners of the area also owned the lands extending...
An Aboriginal community under the local government area of Tjapatjatjaka Community Government Council in Northern Territory, Titjikala is located 120 kilometres southeast of Alice Springs, 1,294 south of Katherine, 329 kilometres northeast of Ghan (via National Highway 87 and Maryvale Road) and 1,614 kilometres south of the state capital of Darwin. It was formerly called Maryvale, after the cattle station
An Aboriginal community under the local government area of Tjapatjatjaka Community Government Council in Northern Territory, Titjikala is located 120 kilometres southeast of Alice Springs, 1,294 south of Katherine, 329 kilometres northeast of Ghan (via National Highway 87 and Maryvale Road) and 1,614 kilometres south of the state capital of Darwin. It was formerly called Maryvale, after the cattle station of the same name in the community. Titjikala sits on the sandy red plain and dunes of the Simpson Desert, which covers majority of the Northern Territory’s southern portion. A section of the Hugh River flows along the town’s southwestern border. The Arrernte, the traditional Aboriginal owners of the area also owned the lands extending from the Horseshow Bend to the south through the Chambers Pillar, then across to Mount Burrell, Mount Peachy and Mount Frank. The community has a tourist resort called “Gunya Titjikala” that is operated by Gunya Tourism, a general store, an indigenous arts centre, a number of healthcare facilities, a basketball court and mechanical workshop. The Chambers Pillar sandstone formation can be reached around 44 kilometres southwest of Titjikala via four-wheel drive vehicle from the Maryvale turnoff.