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Also known as Awsard

Aousserd, Ausert or Auserd is a small town and rural commune in Aousserd Province of the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab region of Western Sahara, disputed between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and under Moroccan occupation. The number of permanent structures in Aousserd is low, as many residents follow the traditionally nomadic Bedouin lifestyle of the Sahrawis, passing through the town only temporarily and living in tents. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 5832 people living in 225 households.

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Settlement.official_name
Aousserd
Settlement.other_name
Auserd, Ausert
Settlement.settlement_type
Rural commune and town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Western Sahara#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Western Sahara
Settlement.subdivision_type
Territory
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Claimed by
Settlement.subdivision_name
Western Sahara
Settlement.subdivision_name1
, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Controlled by
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Morocco
Settlement.area_total_km2
135.17
Settlement.population_as_of
2004
Settlement.population_total
5832
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Official name
Aousserd
Population
3855
Elevation
456
Households
106
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native label
ⴰⵡⵙⴰⵔⴷ
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Aousserd, Ausert or Auserd is a small town and rural commune in Aousserd Province of the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab region of Western Sahara, disputed between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and under Moroccan occupation. The number of permanent structures in Aousserd is low, as many residents follow the traditionally nomadic Bedouin lifestyle of the Sahrawis, passing through the town only temporarily and living in tents. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 5832 people living in 225 households.

South of Tindouf, Algeria, there is a Sahrawi refugee camp named after Aousserd.

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