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 Western Sahara, Africa
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| Latitude : 25.01, Longitude : -12.13 |
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Western Sahara is a country in Africa at latitude 25.01, longitude -12.13.
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Description
Western Sahara (Arabic: الصحراء الغربية; transliterated: as-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbīyah; Spanish: Sahara Occidental) is a territory of North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria in the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. Its surface area amounts to 266,000 km2. It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands. The largest city is El Aaiún (Laâyoune), which is home to over half of the population of the territory, the whole estimated at just over 500,000.
Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since the 1960s when it was a Spanish colony. The Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement (and government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic or SADR) dispute control of the territory.
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Maps
- El Aaiún (El Aaiún)
- La Güera - Lagouira (Aousserd)
- Bojador - Boujdour (Bojador)
- Es Semara (Es Semara)
- Dakhla (Oued Ed-Dahab)
- Assa Zag
List of refugees camp
In Tindouf province thera are 4 refugees camps with more than 90.000 people
- El Aaiún refugee camp
- Smara refugee camp
- Awserd
- Dakhla
(not to be confused with the cities after which they are named)
List of provinces
| Common Name | Arabic Name | Capital]] | Surface |
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| El Aaiún | العيون | El Aaiún | 30,000 km2 |
| Aousserd | La Güera - Lagouira | 65,000 km2 | |
| Es Semara | Es Semara | 60,000 km2 | |
| Bojador | Bojador - Boujdour | 40,000 km2 | |
| Oued Ed-Dahab | Dakhla | 55,000 km2 |
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WikiProjectt Western Sahara (Wikipedia
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