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'''Bir Gandus''' or '''Bir Gandouz''' ({{lang-ar|بئر كندوز}} {{transl|ar|DIN|Biʾr Kandūz}}, [[Moroccan Arabic]]: بير گندوز, [[Berber languages|Berber]]: Bir Genduz, {{lang-es|Bir Ganduz}}) is a village in [[Western Sahara]] |
'''Bir Gandus''' or '''Bir Gandouz''' ({{lang-ar|بئر كندوز}} {{transl|ar|DIN|Biʾr Kandūz}}, [[Moroccan Arabic]]: بير گندوز, [[Berber languages|Berber]]: Bir Genduz, {{lang-es|Bir Ganduz}}) is a village in [[Western Sahara]], currently occupied by [[Morocco]].<ref name="United Nations Documents">{{cite web | title=A/RES/35/19 - E - A/RES/35/19 | website=Question of Western Sahara | url=https://undocs.org/en/A/RES/35/19 | page=214 | access-date=8 Apr 2021}}</ref><ref name="WalterUngern-Sternberg2014">{{cite book|author1=Christian Walter|author2=Antje von Ungern-Sternberg|author3=Kavus Abushov|title=Self-Determination and Secession in International Law|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGQJBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT264|date=5 June 2014|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-100692-0|page=264}}</ref> As a claimed [[Subdivisions of Morocco|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]].<ref name=census2014/> It holds a Moroccan military post.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/WI/0/Bir_Gandus.html "Bir Gandus, Western Sahara Page"], Falling Rain Genomics</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.transafrika.org/pages/laenderinfo-afrika/mauretanien/grenze-mauretanien--marokko.php |title=transafrika.org |language=de |accessdate=4 January 2019}} </ref> |
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In February 2023, the [[Royal Moroccan Football Federation]] announced the construction of two football fields in Bir Gandouz and [[Guerguerat]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Infrastructures : Le lancement des travaux d’aménagement des terrains de Bir Gandouz et Guergearat |url=https://site.frmf.ma/fr/%d8%a5%d8%b7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%82-%d8%a3%d8%b4%d8%ba%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%aa%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a8%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%b1%d9%83%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%88%d8%a8%d8%a6%d8%b1/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=FRMF |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-23 |title=La FRMF va aménager des terrains à Guergarate et Bir Gandouz |url=https://www.leconomiste.com/flash-infos/la-frmf-amenage-des-terrains-de-foot-guergarate-et-bir-gandouz |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=L'Economiste |language=fr}}</ref> |
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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 / 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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "A/RES/35/19 - E - A/RES/35/19". Question of Western Sahara. p. 214. Retrieved 8 Apr 2021.
- ^ Christian Walter; Antje von Ungern-Sternberg; Kavus Abushov (5 June 2014). Self-Determination and Secession in International Law. OUP Oxford. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-19-100692-0.
- ^ "Bir Gandus, Western Sahara Page", Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "transafrika.org" (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Infrastructures : Le lancement des travaux d'aménagement des terrains de Bir Gandouz et Guergearat". FRMF (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "La FRMF va aménager des terrains à Guergarate et Bir Gandouz". L'Economiste (in French). 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
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21°37′N 16°28′W / 21.617°N 16.467°W
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