Tindūf
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تندوف ⵜⵉⵏⴷⵓⴼ Tindūf |
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| Coordinates | 27 ° 40 ′ N , 8 ° 9 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Algeria | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | DZ-37 | ||
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Tindūf ( Arabic تندوف Tindūf , tamazight ⵜⵉⵏⴷⵓⴼ Tinduf ) is a city in western Algeria and the capital of the province of Tindūf . In addition, the government-in-exile of the Sahara Democratic Arab Republic has its seat in Tindūf.
population
Tindūf has 58,128 inhabitants (2012 calculation).
The population development at a glance:
| year | Residents |
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| 1977 (census) | 6,044 |
| 1987 (census) | 13,084 |
| 2008 (census) | 45,966 |
| 2012 (calculation) | 58,128 |
history
Tindūf was founded in 1852 by Berbers . After Algerian independence in 1962, the city grew and became important due to its proximity to the Moroccan and Mauritanian borders. In the Algerian-Moroccan border war (1963-1964), King Hassan II of Morocco claimed the area around Tindūf, but gave up the claims in 1972. Since their displacement in the Western Sahara conflict, around 116,000 Sahrawis have lived in several refugee camps east of Tindūf , which the Polisario Front has taken over management.
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