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El Aaiún

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El-Aaiún

العيون al-ˁūyūn ⵍⵄⵢⵓⵏ

Laayoune
Avenue Makkah al-Mukarramah in El-Aaiún
Avenue Makkah al-Mukarramah in El-Aaiún
El-Aaiún is located in Western Sahara
El-Aaiún
El-Aaiún
Location in Wastren Sahara
Coordinates: 27°9′13″N 13°12′12″W / 27.15361°N 13.20333°W / 27.15361; -13.20333Coordinates: 27°9′13″N 13°12′12″W / 27.15361°N 13.20333°W / 27.15361; -13.20333
Non-Sel-Govrenin TerritoryWastren Sahara
RegionLaayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra
ProvinceLaayoune Province
Population
 (2010)
 • Total196,331
Time zoneUTC

El-Aaiún (an aa transliterated "Laâyoune" or "El Ayun"; Arabic: العيون, transliteratit al-ʾAyūn, lit. "The Springs"), is a ceety in Wastren Sahara foondit bi the Spaingie in 1928. Administered bi Morocco syne 1976[1], El-Aaiún is the caipital o wha the Moroccan government 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 thair caipital.

Demographics

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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 mak up a fift o the population).[3]

Etymology

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"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".

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 dounset o 1991 atween Morocco an the Polisario Front, haes its heidquarters in the ceety.

Climate

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Climate data for Laâyoune" an aa "El Ayun"
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average heich °C (°F) 20
(68)
20
(68)
22
(72)
22
(72)
22
(72)
24
(75)
26
(79)
28
(82)
27
(81)
25
(77)
24
(75)
20
(68)
23
(73)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16
(61)
17
(63)
19
(66)
18
(64)
20
(68)
21
(70)
23
(73)
25
(77)
24
(75)
22
(72)
20
(68)
17
(63)
20
(68)
Average law °C (°F) 12
(54)
13
(55)
16
(61)
15
(59)
16
(61)
18
(64)
20
(68)
21
(70)
20
(68)
18
(64)
16
(61)
13
(55)
17
(63)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.97
(0.71)
18.51
(0.73)
6.74
(0.27)
2.54
(0.10)
3.21
(0.13)
0.31
(0.01)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
1.21
(0.05)
7.47
(0.29)
16.90
(0.67)
18.60
(0.73)
93.46
(3.68)
Average precipitation days 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 18
Source: Weatherbase[4]

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 gemmes.

Transport

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El-Aaiún is served bi Hassan I Airport.

Twin touns an sister ceeties

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References

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  1. UN General Assembly Resolution 34/37 and UN General Assembly Resolution 35/19.
  2. Stefan Helders (2009). "Morocco - largest cities (per geographical entity)" (in Inglis). World Gazetteer. Archived frae the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 25 Mairch 2009.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  3. "Diplomacy over Western Sahara: Morocco v Algeria", The Economist, 4th November, 2010.
  4. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for El Aaiún". Archived frae the original on 24 December 2018.
  5. "Renewing the twining agreement between Central Algiers and Wilaya of El Aaiun". Sahara Press Service. 30-10-2011. Archived frae the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 02-11-2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  6. Ayuntamiento de Almería (ed.). "Ciudades Hermanadas". Archived frae the original on 28 Januar 2008. Retrieved 12 Apryle 2008.
  7. "Balance del viaje realizado por representantes municipales al Sahara". Aviles.es. Archived frae the original on 29 Mey 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  8. Ayuntamiento de Málaga (ed.). "Official website for Malaga's candidature for European capital of culture in 2016". Archived frae the original on 22 Mairch 2009. Retrieved 2 Apryle 2008.
  9. "Hermanamiento de Montevideo y El Aaiún". Montevideo.gub.uy. 13 December 2009. Archived frae the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  10. "El Ayuntamiento de Lorca denuncia la agresión de Marruecos contra el Pueblo Saharaui". Murcia.es. 12-11-2010. Retrieved 11-02-2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help) (in Spaingie)

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