Agounit (also transliterated Aghounit, Aghoueinit, Agueinit, Agwenit, Agwanit, Agüenit, Aguanit; Arabic: أغوانيت) is a small town or village in the Río de Oro area of Western Sahara. It is to the east of the Moroccan Wall, thus included in the POLISARIO-held Free Zone of Western Sahara, under the jurisdiction of the Sahrawi Republic, and near the Mauritanian border, 72 km. 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.
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| Agwanit أغوانيت Aghoueinit |
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| — Municipality and town — | |
 Agwanit
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| Coordinates: 22°11′0″N 13°7′59″W / 22.18333°N 13.13306°W | |
| Country | Western Sahara |
| Claimed by |  Kingdom of Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Controlled by | Sahrawi Republic |
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| • Type | Municipality |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
Agounit (also transliterated Aghounit, Aghoueinit, Agueinit, Agwenit, Agwanit, Agüenit, Aguanit; Arabic: أغوانيت) is a small town or village in the Río de Oro area of Western Sahara. It is to the east of the Moroccan Wall, thus included in the POLISARIO-held Free Zone of Western Sahara, under the jurisdiction of the Sahrawi Republic, and near the Mauritanian border, 72 km. 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.
It is also the name of a daïra of the Wilaya of Auserd, in the Sahrawi refugee camps.
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Infrastructure[edit]
On June 7, 2006, and 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.[1]
Politics[edit]
In May 2000, the Polisario Front celebrated the 27th anniversary of the beginning of their armed struggle with a military parade in Agounit.[2]
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).[3]
International relations[edit]
Twin towns and sister cities[edit]
Agounit is twinned with:
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References[edit]
- ^ "Inauguration of many social projects in Aghoueinit.". SPS. 11-06-2006. Retrieved 11-09-2010.
- ^ "Il n'y a pas d'autre alternative a l'Independance du peuple Sahraoui, declare le President Mohamed Abdelaziz.". SPS. 21-05-2000. Retrieved 11-09-2010. (French)
- ^ "Opening of the annual conference of the Saharawi communities abroad". SPS. 08-06-2006. Retrieved 11-09-2010.
- ^ "Aytº de Amurrio (Álava)". Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14-02-2013.(Spanish)
- ^ "Aytº de Busturia (Bizkaia)". Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14-02-2013.(Spanish)
- ^ a b c d e Gemellaggi e Patti di Amicizia Regione Toscana - Consiglio Regionale, 27 March 2010 (Italian)
- ^ "Aytº de Gatika (Bizkaia)". Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14-02-2013.(Spanish)
- ^ "Aytº de Lapuebla de Labarca (Álava)". Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14-02-2013.(Spanish)
- ^ "Aytº de Mallabia (Bizkaia)". Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14-02-2013.(Spanish)
- ^ Solidarietà per il Popolo Saharawi Comune.poggio-a-caiano.po.it (Italian)
- ^ PATTO DI AMICIZIA CON LA TENDOPOLI DI AGUENIT NELLA REPUBBLICA ARABA DEMOCRATICA SAHARAWI Comune.portoferraio.li.it, 2 August 2004 (Italian)
- ^ Amigos del Pueblo Saharaui Trescantos.es (Spanish)
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Auserd |
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 Fderik, Mauritania |
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Lemgeity, Mauritania |
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Choum, Mauritania |
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