Dougaj

Municipality and town in Western Sahara

22°3′20″N 13°33′10″W / 22.05556°N 13.55278°W / 22.05556; -13.55278TerritoryWestern SaharaClaimed by

Kingdom of Morocco,

Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicControlled by

Sahrawi RepublicGovernment

• TypeMunicipality^[1]Elevation

270 m (890 ft)

Dougaj is a region and town situated in the south of Western Sahara of Africa approximately midway between the Agwanit region and the Moroccan Wall, 119 km from Fderik, Mauritania. Dougaj is located in the part of Western Sahara controlled by the Polisario Front and often referred to as the Free Zone or Liberated Territories.^[2] It is the head of the 6th military region of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and holds an SPLA military outpost.

Infrastructure

On late June 2012, the Sahrawi minister of Construction and Urbanization of the Liberated Territories laid the foundation stone of Dougaj's new school.^[3]

References

^ "Allocating seats for the liberated territories in Parliament will be considered in the next election (Official)". Sahara Press Service. 2012-02-20. Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
^ International Crisis Group, Western Sahara: the Cost of the Conflict, Report 65, 11 June 2007, Read online Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Establishment of new municipalities in Saharawi liberated territories". SPS. January 7, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-07.

External links

Photo showing Dougaj military base Archived 2014-03-18 at the Wayback Machine

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic articles

History

Before 1975	Colonial wars in Morocco Spanish Sahara (1884–1975) Spanish Morocco (1913–1956) Moroccan Army of Liberation Ifni War (1957–1958)
1975	UN visiting mission (May) ICJ Advisory Opinion (October) Green March (November) Madrid Accords (November)
Since 1975	Western Sahara conflict Western Sahara War (1975–1991) Berm (built 1981–1987) Western Sahara peace process Settlement Plan (1991) UN referendum mission (MINURSO, 1991–present) Houston Agreement (1997) Baker Plan (2000/2003) UN Security Council Resolution 1495 (2003) / 1754 (2007) Manhasset negotiations (2007–2008)