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Bir Gandus
بئر كندوز Bir Ganduz | |
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Coordinates: 21°37′N 16°28′W / 21.617°N 16.467°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) |
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, currently occupied by Morocco. [2] [3] As a claimed 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. [4] 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. [5]
In February 2023, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced the construction of two football fields in Bir Gandouz and Guerguerat. [6] [7]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2013) |
Bir Gandus
بئر كندوز Bir Ganduz | |
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Coordinates: 21°37′N 16°28′W / 21.617°N 16.467°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) |
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, currently occupied by Morocco. [2] [3] As a claimed 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. [4] 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. [5]
In February 2023, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced the construction of two football fields in Bir Gandouz and Guerguerat. [6] [7]