Agounit

Agwanit
أغوانيت
Agüenit
Aghoueinit or Aghouinite
Daerah
Agwanit is located in Western Sahara
Agwanit
Agwanit
Location in Western Sahara
Coordinates: 22°11′0″N 13°7′59″W / 22.18333°N 13.13306°W / 22.18333; -13.13306
UN Non-Self-Governing Territory Western Sahara
Controlled by Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Claimed by Morocco
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • Total
17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi)
Elevation
306 m (1,004 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
222
 • Density12.6/km2 (32.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Agounit (also transliterated: Aghouinite, Aghounit, Aghoueinit, Agueinit, Agwenit, Agwanit, Agüenit, Aguanit; Arabic: أغوانيت) is a small town or village in the Río de Oro area of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. It is situated in the Polisario Front-held Free Zone of Western Sahara, under the jurisdiction of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and near the Mauritanian border, 72 km (45 mi) south-west from Fderik. It has a hospital, a school and a mosque. It is the head of the 7th military region of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Infrastructure

On 7 June 2006, during the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the "Day of the Martyr" (commemorating the death in combat of El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed, first president of the SADR), Mohamed Abdelaziz (president of the SADR) inaugurated a hospital (built up with help from the Basque country government), a desalination centre (built with the help of Andalusia government), a school and the Mayoralty of Agwenit.

Politics

In May 2000, the Polisario Front celebrated the 27th anniversary of the beginning of their armed struggle with a military parade in Agounit.

In June 2006 (during the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the "Day of the Martyr") the town was the host of the annual conference of the Sahrawi communities abroad (Sahrawi diaspora).

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

Agounit is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Inauguration of many social projects in Aghoueinit". SPS. 11 June 2006. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Il n'y a pas d'autre alternative a l'Independance du peuple Sahraoui, declare le President Mohamed Abdelaziz" (in French). SPS. 21 May 2000. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Opening of the annual conference of the Saharawi communities abroad". SPS. 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Aytº de Amurrio (Álava)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Aytº de Busturia (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Gemellaggi e Patti di Amicizia[permanent dead link] Regione Toscana - Consiglio Regionale, 27 March 2010 (in Italian)
  7. ↑ "Aytº de Gatika (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Aytº de Lapuebla de Labarca (Álava)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "Aytº de Mallabia (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ Solidarietà per il Popolo Saharawi Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Comune.poggio-a-caiano.po.it (in Italian)
  11. ↑ PATTO DI AMICIZIA CON LA TENDOPOLI DI AGUENIT NELLA REPUBBLICA ARABA DEMOCRATICA SAHARAWI Archived 16 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine Comune.portoferraio.li.it, 2 August 2004 (in Italian)
  12. ↑ Amigos del Pueblo Saharaui Deprecated link archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today Trescantos.es (in Spanish)