| El Aaiún | |
 |
|
  El Aaiún
|
|
| Coordinates: | |
|---|---|
| Country | Morocco |
| Claimed by | Western Sahara and Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Region | Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 188,084 |
El-Aaiún (also transliterated "Laâyoune or "El Ayun")(Arabic: العيون, transliterated al-`ayūn), is a city in the Western Sahara and a former Spanish colony. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Western Sahara ( Arabic: الصحراء الغربية; transliterated: as-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbīyah; Sahara Occidental is a territory The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ( SADR) (' الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية) is a partially Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra (العيون بوجدور الساقية الحمراء is one of the sixteen Regions of Morocco. Different approaches and methods for the Romanization of Arabic exist Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Different approaches and methods for the Romanization of Arabic exist Western Sahara ( Arabic: الصحراء الغربية; transliterated: as-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbīyah; Sahara Occidental is a territory Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Occupied by Morocco since 1976[1], El-Aaiún is the capital of the Moroccan region of Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra (العيون بوجدور الساقية الحمراء is one of the sixteen Regions of Morocco. It is also claimed by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as their de jure capital. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ( SADR) (' الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية) is a partially The city is located at (27. 153611, -13. 203333). [1]
Contents |
Demographics
The city has a population of 188,084[2] and is the largest city in Western Sahara. It is a growing economical pole in what Morocco sees as its Southern Provinces. The Southern Provinces or Moroccan Sahara are the Moroccan names for Western Sahara in reference to the provinces of Río de Oro and Saguia el-Hamra Its population is a mixture of Moroccans from the North as well as Sahrawis from Southern Saharan Morocco and natives of Western Sahara. Western Sahara ( Arabic: الصحراء الغربية; transliterated: as-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbīyah; Sahara Occidental is a territory
Etymology
"El Aaiún" is the transliteration of the Arabic name used as the Spanish name for the city. "Laâyoune" is a French transliteration used in Moroccan literature. The Arabic name means "the springs".
In the area south of Tindouf, Algeria, there is a Sahrawi refugee camp named El-Aaiun, after this city. Tindouf (تندوف is the main town in Tindouf Province, Algeria. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's A refugee camp is a temporary camp built by a government the United Nations, international organizations (such as the Red Cross) or NGOs to receive
Status
The United Nations mission for the referendum, MINURSO, which administers the ceasefire settlement of 1991 between Morocco and the Polisario Front, has its headquarters in the city. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security MINURSO is the United Nations Peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa The Polisario, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Po pular de Li beración de Sa
Beginning in the spring of 2005, the Independence Intifada began demanding the release of political prisoners and demonstrations in favor of independence took part in some parts of the city, and a trend towards opening up the closed territory seems to have been broken off, with several expulsions of foreign journalists and human rights delegations, accused by the Moroccan authorities of serving as a pretext for the pro-independence activists to step up riots. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
References
- ^ UN General Assembly Resolution 34/37 and UN General Assembly Resolution 35/19
- ^ Stefan Helders (2006). Western Sahara - largest cities (per geographical entity) (English). English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States World Gazetteer. Retrieved on 2006-08-24. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River
External links
- El Aaiún is at coordinates Coordinates:
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic