Laayoune
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laayoune-169-18277973
title:
Laayoune
text:
Laayoune or El Aaiún is the largest city of the disputed territory named Western Sahara, with a population of 271,344 in 2023. The city is de facto under Moroccan administration as occupied territory. The modern city is thought to have been founded by the Spanish captain Antonio de Oro in 1938. From 1958, it became the administrative capital of the Spanish Sahara, administered by the Governor General of Spanish West Africa. In 2023, Laayoune is the capital of the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Capital of Western Sahara
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laayoune
date created:
2003-12-15T02:37:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T18:29:53Z
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13
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