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El Aaiún
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El-Aaiún (an aa transliterated "Laâyoune" or "El Ayun"; Arabic: العيون, transliteratit al-ʾAyūn, lit. "The Springs"), is a ceety in Wastren Sahara foondit bi the Spaingie in 1928. Administered bi Morocco syne 1976[1], 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.
Quick Facts El-Aaiúnالعيون al-ˁūyūn ⵍⵄⵢⵓⵏ Laayoune, Non-Sel-Govrenin Territory ...
El-Aaiún العيون al-ˁūyūn ⵍⵄⵢⵓⵏ Laayoune | |
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![]() Avenue Makkah al-Mukarramah in El-Aaiún | |
Coordinates: 27°9′13″N 13°12′12″W | |
Non-Sel-Govrenin Territory | Wastren Sahara |
Region | Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
Province | Laayoune Province |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 196,331 |
Time zone | UTC |
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