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'''Bir Gandus''' or '''Bir Gandouz''' ([[ |
'''Bir Gandus''' or '''Bir Gandouz''' ({{lang-ar|بئر كندوز}} {{transl|ar|DIN|Biʾr Kandūz}}, [[Moroccan Arabic]]: بير گندوز, [[Berber languages|Berber]]: Bir Genduz) 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>. |
. 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 بئر كندوز | |
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 Border crossing in Bir Gandus | |
  Bir Gandus Bir Genduz Location in Western Sahara | |
| 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 (Arabic: بئر كندوز Biʾr Kandūz, Moroccan Arabic: بير گندوز, Berber: Bir Genduz) 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.
External links
21°37′N 16°28′W / 21.617°N 16.467°W
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