El Aaiún

El-Aaiún (French: Laâyoune; Arabic: العيون, romanisit al-ʾAyūn, leeterally "The Springs"), is a ceety in Wastren Sahara foondit bi the Spaingie in 1928. Administered bi Morocco syne 1976UN General Assembly Resolution 34/37 and UN General Assembly Resolution 35/19., El-Aaiún is the caipital o wha the Moroccan government 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 thair caipital.

 Demographics 
The ceety haes a population o 194,668 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 mak up a fift o the population)."Diplomacy over Western Sahara: Morocco v Algeria", The Economist, 4th November, 2010.

 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 dounset o 1991 atween Morocco an the Polisario Front, haes its heidquarters in the ceety.

 Climate 

 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 gemmes.

 Transport 
El-Aaiún is served bi Hassan I Airport.

 Twin touns an sister ceeties 

  Algiers, Algerie (Syne 2001)
  Almería, Andalucía, Spain
  Avilés, Asturias, Spain
  Caracas, Venezuela (Syne 12 August 2005)
  Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
  Montevideo, Uruguay (Syne 13 December 2009)
  Lorca, Murcia, Spain 
  Sorrento, Campanie, Italy (Syne 18 April 2009)

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

  Investir dans la région de Laâyoune "Invest in the region of Laâyoune"
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Category:Populatit places in Wastren Sahara
Category:Populatit places in the Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra Region