Bir Gandus
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Bir Gandus Bir Genduz | |
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 Border crossing in Bir Gandus | |
  Bir Gandus Bir Genduz Location in Western Sahara | |
| Coordinates: 21°37′N 16°28′W / 21.617°N 16.467°W | |
| Country | Western Sahara |
| Claimed by |  Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Controlled by | Morocco |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,625 |
Bir Gandus or Bir Gandouz (Berber: Bir Genduz, Moroccan Arabic: بير گندوز) is a village in Western Sahara controlled by Morocco, on the border with Mauritania. As a rural commune of Morocco it serves as the headquarters of Morocco's Aousserd Province and recorded a population of 4625 in the 2014 Moroccan census.[1] It holds a Moroccan military post and serves as a passport control and security checkpoint on entry or exit to Mauritania.[2]
References
- ^ a b "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Bir Gandus, Western Sahara Page", Falling Rain Genomics
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21°37′N 16°28′W / 21.617°N 16.467°W
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