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'''Bir Gandus''' or '''Bir Gandouz''' ([[Berber language|Berber]]: '''Bir Genduz''', [[Moroccan Arabic]]: '''بير گندوز''') is a village in [[Western Sahara]] controlled by [[Morocco |
'''Bir Gandus''' or '''Bir Gandouz''' ([[Berber language|Berber]]: '''Bir Genduz''', [[Moroccan Arabic]]: '''بير گندوز''') is a village in [[Western Sahara]] controlled by [[Morocco]]. As a [[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> |
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. 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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Bir Gandus Bir Genduz | |
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Coordinates: 21°37′N 16°28′W / 21.617°N 16.467°W | |
Country | Western Sahara |
Claimed by | Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
Controlled by | Morocco |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 4,625 |
Bir Gandus or Bir Gandouz (Berber: Bir Genduz, Moroccan Arabic: بير گندوز) 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].
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bir Gandus, Western Sahara Page", Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "transafrika.org" (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2019.