Dakhla refugee camp
مخيم الداخلة | |
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Coordinates: 26°44′47″N 7°15′47″W / 26.74639°N 7.26306°W | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Tindouf Province |
District | Tindouf District |
Commune | Tindouf [1] |
Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 38,180 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
Postal code | 37004 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-37 |
Dakhla refugee camp ( Arabic: مخيم الداخلة) is a Sahrawi refugee camp in Tindouf province in southwestern Algeria. The settlement is also known as Garet Djebilet (also written Gâra Djebilet [2]). It is located 134 kilometres (83 mi) southeast of Tindouf near the Mauritanian border, and is the location of an iron mine. As of 2003, the camp has a population of about 38,180 Sahrawi refugees, according to UNHCR statistics. [3] It is named after the city of Dakhla in Western Sahara.
Dakhla refugee camp
مخيم الداخلة | |
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Coordinates: 26°44′47″N 7°15′47″W / 26.74639°N 7.26306°W | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Tindouf Province |
District | Tindouf District |
Commune | Tindouf [1] |
Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 38,180 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
Postal code | 37004 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-37 |
Dakhla refugee camp ( Arabic: مخيم الداخلة) is a Sahrawi refugee camp in Tindouf province in southwestern Algeria. The settlement is also known as Garet Djebilet (also written Gâra Djebilet [2]). It is located 134 kilometres (83 mi) southeast of Tindouf near the Mauritanian border, and is the location of an iron mine. As of 2003, the camp has a population of about 38,180 Sahrawi refugees, according to UNHCR statistics. [3] It is named after the city of Dakhla in Western Sahara.