La Güera
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For the airport, see La Güera Airport.
La Güera (Arabic: الڭويرة al-Gūwayra; also known as La Agüera, Lagouira, El Gouera) is a ghost town on the Atlantic coast at the southern tip of Western Sahara, on the western side of the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula which is split in two by the Mauritania–Western Sahara border, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Nouadhibou. It is also the name of a daira at the Sahrawi refugee camps in south-western Algeria.
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La Güera
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Coordinates: 20°50′N 17°5′W | |
UN Non-Self-Governing Territory | Western Sahara |
Claimed by | Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
Controlled by | Mauritania (de facto) |
Founded | 30 November 1920 |
Area | |
• Total | 87.8 km2 (33.9 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,726 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | GMT |
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It is the southernmost town of Western Sahara. La Güera is situated south of the Moroccan Wall, and is technically abandoned.