El Aaiún
El-Aaiún (also transliterated "Laâyoune" or "El Ayun"; Arabic: العيون, transliteratit al-ʾAyūn, lit. "The Springs"), is a ceety in Wastren Sahara foondit bi the Spainyie in 1928. Administered bi Morocco syne 1976[1], El-Aaiún is the caipital o wha the Moroccan govrenment cawed the region o Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, an POLISARIO cawed Occupied Territories. It is an aa claimed bi the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as their caipital.
Demographics
The ceety haes a population o 194,668[2] an is the lairgest ceety in Wastren Sahara. It is a growin economic hub in wha Morocco sees as its Soothren Provinces. Its population is a mixture o Moroccans frae the North as well as Sahrawis frae Soothren Saharan Morocco an natives o Wastren Sahara (who make up a fift o the population).[3]
Etymology
"El Aaiún" is the transliteration o the Arabic name uised as the Spainyie name for the ceety. "Laâyoune" is a French transliteration even uised in Moroccan literature. The Arabic name means "the springs".
Status
The United Naitions mission for the referendum, turned tae simply waitin for a poleetical solution, instead o a referendum which wis obsolete efter the UN votit for resolution 1813. MINURSO, which administers the ceasefire settlement o 1991 atween Morocco an the Polisario Front, haes its heidquarters in the ceety.
Climate
Climate data for Laâyoune" an aa "El Ayun" | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average heich °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
20 (68) |
23 (73) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
17 (63) |
20 (68) |
Average law °C (°F) | 12 (54) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
18 (64) |
16 (61) |
13 (55) |
17 (63) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.97 (0.71) |
18.51 (0.73) |
6.74 (0.27) |
2.54 (0.10) |
3.21 (0.13) |
0.31 (0.01) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.21 (0.05) |
7.47 (0.29) |
16.90 (0.67) |
18.60 (0.73) |
93.46 (3.68) |
Average precipitation days | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
Source: Weatherbase[4] |
Sport
The ceety's main fitbaa club in El Aaiun is Jeunesse Massira. The club played in the Botola/GNF 1. Jeunesse Massira uise Mohamed Laghdaf stadium in trainin an games.
Transport
El-Aaiún is served bi Hassan I Airport.
Sister ceety
References
- ↑ UN General Assembly Resolution 34/37 and UN General Assembly Resolution 35/19.
- ↑ Stefan Helders (2009). "Morocco - largest cities (per geographical entity)" (in Inglis). World Gazetteer. Retrieved 25 Mairch 2009.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ Diplomacy over Western Sahara: Morrocco v Algeria, by The Economist, 4th November, 2010.
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for El Aaiún".
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