Dakhla (refugee camp)
Dakhla refugee camp
مخيم الداخلة | |
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  Dakhla refugee camp Location within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 26°44′47″N 7°15′47″W / 26.74639°N 7.26306°W | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Tindouf Province |
| District | Tindouf District |
| Commune | Tindouf[1] |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 38,180 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 37004 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-37 |
Dakhla refugee camp (Arabic: مخيم الداخلة) is a Sahrawi refugee camp in Tindouf province in southwestern Algeria. It is located 134 kilometres (83 mi) southeast of Tindouf near the Mauritanian border, and is the location of an iron mine. As of 2003, the camp has a population of about 38,180 Sahrawi refugees, according to UNHCR statistics.[2] It is named after the city of Dakhla in Western Sahara.
References
- ↑ "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1462. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Elena (May 2011). "Protracted Sahrawi displacement" (PDF). Refugee Studies Centre.
Neighbouring towns and cities
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