Agounit
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Agwanit
أغوانيت Agüenit Aghoueinit or Aghouinite | |
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  Agwanit Location in Western Sahara | |
| Coordinates: 22°11′0″N 13°7′59″W / 22.18333°N 13.13306°W | |
| UN Non-Self-Governing Territory | Western Sahara |
| Controlled by |  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Claimed by |  Morocco |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 222 |
| • Density | 12.6/km2 (32.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
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
[edit source]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.[1]
Politics
[edit source]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 source]Twin towns and sister cities
[edit source]Agounit is twinned with:
Amurrio, Álava, Basque Country, Spain[4]- Busturia, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain[5]
Campiglia Marittima, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy[6]- Gatika, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain[7]
- Lapuebla de Labarca, Álava, Basque Country, Spain[8]
- Mallabia, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain[9]
- Motril, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
- Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy[10]
- Ponsacco, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy[6]
- Portoferraio, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy (since 8 November 2004)[6][11]
- Puçol, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain (since 1 September 2002)
- Quarrata, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy[6]
- Rignano sull'Arno, Florence, Tuscany, Italy[6]
- Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain (since 1995)[12]
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Inauguration of many social projects in Aghoueinit". SPS. 11 June 2006. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Aytº de Amurrio (Álava)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Aytº de Busturia (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 Gemellaggi e Patti di Amicizia[permanent dead link] Regione Toscana - Consiglio Regionale, 27 March 2010 (in Italian)
- ↑ "Aytº de Gatika (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Aytº de Lapuebla de Labarca (Álava)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Aytº de Mallabia (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Solidarietà per il Popolo Saharawi Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Comune.poggio-a-caiano.po.it (in Italian)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Amigos del Pueblo Saharaui Deprecated link archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today Trescantos.es (in Spanish)
External links
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