Bir Gandus
Bir Gandus or Bir Gandouz (Arabic: بئر كندوز Biʾr Kandūz, Moroccan Arabic: بير گندوز, Berber: Bir Genduz, Spanish: Bir Ganduz) is a village in Western Sahara controlled by Morocco. As a rural commune of Morocco it serves as the headquarters of Morocco's Aousserd Province and recorded a population of 4625 in the 2014 Moroccan census.[1] It holds a Moroccan military post.[2] Although sometimes called so, it is not a border post. The border post to Mauritania is to the west on the RN1 at Guerguerat although the stamp given there bore the name of Bir Gandus.[3]
Bir Gandus
بئر كندوز Bir Ganduz | |
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  Bir Gandus Location in Western Sahara  Bir Gandus Bir Gandus (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 21°37′N 16°28′W | |
| Territory | Western Sahara |
| Claimed by |  Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Controlled and occupied by | Morocco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,186.44 km2 (844.193 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,625 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi) |
References
- "Population légale des régions, provinces, préfectures, municipalités, arrondissements et communes du royaume d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- "Bir Gandus, Western Sahara Page", Falling Rain Genomics
- "transafrika.org" (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
External links
Capital: Bir Gandouz | ||
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