El Aaiún, Laâyoune Province, Western Sahara
🇪🇭 Laâyoune or El Aaiún is the largest city of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The city is under de facto administration by Morocco. The modern city is thought to have been founded by the Spanish captain Antonio de Oro in 1938. In 1940, Spain designated it as the capital of the Spanish Sahara. Laâyoune is the capital of the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region administered by Morocco, under the supervision of the UN peacekeeping mission MINURSO.
The town is divided in two by the dry river of Saguia el-Hamra. On the south side is the old lower town, constructed by Spanish colonists. A cathedral from that era is still active; its priests serve this city and Dakhla further south.
Economy The city is a hub for fishing and for phosphate mining in the region.
El Aaiun Time
El Aaiún has a population of over 217,700 people. El Aaiún is situated near Laâyoune.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities El Aaiún has links with:
🇺🇾 Montevideo, Uruguay🇮🇷 Bandar Abbas 27.188
🇺🇸 North Port 27.05
🇮🇳 Darjeeling 27.033
Locations Near: El Aaiún -13.3964,27.1792
🇪🇭 Laâyoune -13.208,27.159 d: 18.8
🇮🇨 Puerto del Rosario -13.867,28.5 d: 154
🇮🇨 Arrecife -13.548,28.96 d: 198.5
🇮🇨 Telde -15.42,27.993 d: 218.9
🇮🇨 Las Palmas -15.44,28.13 d: 227.3
🇮🇨 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria -15.44,28.13 d: 227.3
🇮🇨 Santa Lucía de Tirajana -15.533,27.917 d: 226.1
🇮🇨 San Bartolomé de Tirajana -15.573,27.926 d: 230
🇮🇨 Santa Cruz de Tenerife -16.25,28.467 d: 315
🇮🇨 San Cristóbal de La Laguna -16.314,28.478 d: 321.2
Antipodal to: El Aaiún 166.604,-27.179
🇳🇨 Nouméa 166.45,-22.267 d: 19468.7
🇳🇨 Koné 164.852,-21.059 d: 19311.8
🇻🇺 Port Vila 168.315,-17.737 d: 18950.5
🇳🇿 Whangārei 174.326,-35.725 d: 18816.2
🇳🇿 Hibiscus Coast 174.698,-36.606 d: 18719.1
🇳🇿 North Shore City 174.75,-36.8 d: 18699.3
🇳🇿 Auckland 174.763,-36.853 d: 18693.9
🇦🇺 Gold Coast 153.416,-28.002 d: 18712.9
🇦🇺 Southport 153.405,-27.974 d: 18711.8
🇦🇺 Redland City 153.25,-27.583 d: 18696.5