El Aaiún
| El-Aaiún العيون al-ˁūyūn ⵍⵄⵢⵓⵏ Laayoune |
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  El-Aaiún
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| Coordinates: 27°9′13″N 13°12′12″W / 27.15361°N 13.20333°W | |
| Non-Sel-Govrenin Territory | Wastren Sahara |
| Region | Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
| Province | Laayoune Province |
| Indwallers (2010) | |
| - Tot | 196,331 |
| Time zone | UTC |
El-Aaiún (also transliterated "Laâyoune" or "El Ayun"; Arabic: العيون, transliteratit al-ʾAyūn, lit. "The Springs"), is a ceety in Wastren Sahara foondit bi the Spainyie in 1928. Administered bi Morocco syne 1976[1], El-Aaiún is the caipital o wha the Moroccan govrenment cawed the region o Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, an POLISARIO cawed Occupied Territories. It is an aa claimed bi the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as their caipital.
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[edit] Demographics
The ceety haes a population o 194,668[2] an is the lairgest ceety in Wastren Sahara. It is a growin economic hub in wha Morocco sees as its Soothren Provinces. Its population is a mixture o Moroccans frae the North as well as Sahrawis frae Soothren Saharan Morocco an natives o Wastren Sahara (who make up a fift o the population).[3]
[edit] Etymology
"El Aaiún" is the transliteration o the Arabic name uised as the Spainyie name for the ceety. "Laâyoune" is a French transliteration even uised in Moroccan literature. The Arabic name means "the springs".
[edit] Status
The United Naitions mission for the referendum, turned tae simply waitin for a poleetical solution, instead o a referendum which wis obsolete efter the UN votit for resolution 1813. MINURSO, which administers the ceasefire settlement o 1991 atween Morocco an the Polisario Front, haes its heidquarters in the ceety.
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[edit] Sport
The ceety's main fitbaa club in El Aaiun is Jeunesse Massira. The club played in the Botola/GNF 1. Jeunesse Massira uise Mohamed Laghdaf stadium in trainin an games.
[edit] Transport
El-Aaiún is served bi Hassan I Airport.
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[edit] References
- ↑ UN General Assembly Resolution 34/37 and UN General Assembly Resolution 35/19.
- ↑ Stefan Helders (2009). Morocco - largest cities (per geographical entity) (Inglis). World Gazetteer. Retrieved on 25 Mairch 2009. .
- ↑ Diplomacy over Western Sahara: Morrocco v Algeria, by The Economist, 4th November, 2010.
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