Laayoune
Western Sahara /
al-Ayun /
World
/ Western Sahara
/ al-Ayun
/ al-Ayun
, 3 km from center (العيون)
World / Western Sahara
city, capital city of state/province/region
El-Aaiún / Laâyoune (french) is a Moroccan city and the capital of the province of Laâyoune and Morocco's Western Sahara,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laayoune_Province
other notations are: Ejbei Uad el Aabd, Aaium, Aaiun, Aiun, Ajuno, Al Ayoun, Al-Aaiun, Al-Ayun, Al-Ujun, El Aium, El Aiun, El-Aaiun, La'Youn, O Aiun
"Portuguese navigators visited the area near modern El Aaiun in 1434 but did not establish lasting settlements. Spain held the region from 1509 to 1524, when it was taken by Morocco, which thereafter ruled it for more than three centuries . . . " (www.countriesquest.com/africa/western_sahara)
From 1885 - 1975 Laayoune was main town of the colony Spanish Sahara.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laayoune_Province
other notations are: Ejbei Uad el Aabd, Aaium, Aaiun, Aiun, Ajuno, Al Ayoun, Al-Aaiun, Al-Ayun, Al-Ujun, El Aium, El Aiun, El-Aaiun, La'Youn, O Aiun
"Portuguese navigators visited the area near modern El Aaiun in 1434 but did not establish lasting settlements. Spain held the region from 1509 to 1524, when it was taken by Morocco, which thereafter ruled it for more than three centuries . . . " (www.countriesquest.com/africa/western_sahara)
From 1885 - 1975 Laayoune was main town of the colony Spanish Sahara.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laâyoune
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 27°8'17"N 13°11'25"W
- Smara 152 km
- Puerto del Rosario 168 km
- Boujdour 171 km
- Arrecife 210 km
- El Ouatia 236 km
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 258 km
- Puerto Rico 261 km
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife 343 km
- Puerto de la Cruz 362 km
- Dakhla 469 km
- Lahouna 0.4 km
- Hay el Wahdah 1 km
- Bloc E 1.4 km
- Bloc D 2.1 km
- Hay Al-Wifaq 2.9 km
- Laayoune air base 3.3 km
- BAFRA Nº 4 3.9 km
- Runway 02/20 4.1 km
- Station d'épuration des eaux usées 6.3 km
- Uad as Saguia al Hamra 37 km