Aousserd
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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.
Key facts
- 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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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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