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Laayoune or El Aaiún is the largest city of the disputed territory of Western Sahara, with a population of 271,344 in 2023. The city is the de jure capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, though it is under de facto Moroccan administration as occupied territory. The modern city is thought to have been founded by the Spanish captain Antonio de Oro in 1938. From 1958, it became the administrative capital of the Spanish Sahara, administered by the Governor General of Spanish West Africa.
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Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN) at 3 km.
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
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Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
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Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
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Upcoming public holidays in Morocco. On these dates, expect banks, post offices, and government services to close. Many shops and museums close or run shortened hours; transit typically still runs.
Public holidays sourced from date.nager.at.