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Western Sahara is in Saharan Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco. Its governance is disputed, but it is de facto administered by Morocco.

Contents 1 Regions 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 4.1 Climate 4.2 Landscape 5 Get in 5.1 By plane 5.2 By train 5.3 By car 5.4 By bus 5.5 By boat 6 Get around 7 Talk 8 Buy 8.1 Costs 9 Eat 10 Drink 11 Sleep 12 Learn 13 Work 14 Stay safe 15 Stay healthy 16 Respect 17 Contact

Regions

Cities

• Ad Dakhla
• Bir Gandús
• Bu Craa
• Cabo Bojador
• El Aaiun (Laayoune)
• Guelta Zemmur
• Semara

Other destinations

Understand

Morocco occupied and virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the liberation movement Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed.

The people are of Arab and Berber ethnicity.

Western Sahara depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. The territory lacks sufficient rainfall for sustainable agricultural production, and most of the food for the urban population must be imported. All trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan Government. Moroccan energy interests in 2001 signed contracts to explore for oil off the coast of Western Sahara, which has angered the Polisario. Incomes and standards of living in Western Sahara are substantially below the Moroccan level.

Climate

Hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew.

Landscape

Mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast.

Get in

By plane

By train

By car

By bus

By boat

Get around

Talk

Buy

Costs

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Learn

Work

Stay safe

Hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility.

Stay healthy

Respect

Contact

Its telephone system is sparse and limited.

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