Aousserd (province)
The province of Aousserd ( Arabic إقليم أوسرد) is an administrative unit in the Western Sahara, which is occupied and annexed by Morocco. It has around 21,000 inhabitants and has belonged to the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab region since 2015 (previously to Oued ed Dahab-Lagouira ). The capital is Bir Gandouz .
administration
The province of Aousserd consists of six parishes , including one urban parish: Lagouira.
The remaining five rural communities are divided into five caïdats and two counties:
District of Bir Gandouz:
- Bir Gandouz
District of Aousserd:
- Aousserd
- Aghouinite
- train
- Tichla
geography
The province is located in the desert of the subtropical high pressure belt. The drive through the area is partly reminiscent of a normal steppe .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Haut-commissariat au plan: Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004: Population légale du Maroc. (PDF, 679 KB) 2004, accessed on September 17, 2014 (French).