El Aaiún
caipital ceety o Wastren Sahara From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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El-Aaiún (French: Laâyoune; Arabic: العيون, romanisit al-ʾAyūn, leeterally "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.
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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 mak up a fift o the population).[3]
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".
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 dounset o 1991 atween Morocco an the Polisario Front, haes its heidquarters in the ceety.
Climate
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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 gemmes.
Transport
El-Aaiún is served bi Hassan I Airport.
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References
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