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Home > Country Profile > Information on Western Sahara: Its Geography & History

Information on Western Sahara: Its Geography & History

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Introduction :

•  Full name (Proposed): Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

•  Capital City: (none).

•  Language: Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic and Spanish.

•  Currency: Moroccan dirham.

•  Religion: Muslim.

•  National Anthem: (none).

•  Newspaper: Essahra El Hora.

•  Places to Visit: Laayoune and El Aaiun (which is the largest city in Western sahara).

•  Transport: waterways/ports:-Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun); Airports; Highways.

•  Shopping: handicrafts, handcrafted curios and dry fruits.

The Western Sahara is a disputed mass of land which was formerly under the Spanish empire and was called Spanish Sahara.After the Spanish left it underwent a long and still continuing spell of dispute as to its governing body.

Currently it is under the governance of the Morocco; however, it aims at achieving an independent status.

Location of Western Sahara : the country of Western Sahara lies to the north west of the African continent next to the northern region of the Atlantic Ocean. The countries that are neighbors of the Western Sahara are Mauritania, Algeria and Morocco.

Physical Map of Western Sahara : being desert land, the Western Sahara is mostly sandy rocky and flat. However, there are places where the land ascends forming small hills and also some high mountain. Due to the scarcity of rainfall, the land is primarily not arable. The only arable land is the oases that dot the vast desert.

Climate of Western Sahara : comprising mainly of desert, Western Sahara is arid in nature. The desert is dry and extremely hot, with little or no rainfall through long stretches of the year. However, since Western Sahara also has a long coast line, dense fogs and heavy dew result from the incoming cold currents from the ocean.

Flora and Fauna of Western Sahara : given that the demography of the Western Sahara comprises mainly of arid and desert land, date palms and few other fruit types are to be found. However, even these are concentrated mainly in the oases. The rest of the flora is the desert variety of sparse shrubs and cactuses. The list of fauna in Western Sahara is made up of camels, sheep and goats.

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