Dakhla refugee camp (Arabic: مخيم الداخلة) is a Sahrawi refugee camp in Tindouf province in southwestern Algeria. The settlement is also known as Garet Djebilet (also written Gâra Djebilet[2]). 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.[3] It is named after the city of Dakhla in Western Sahara.
Dakhla refugee camp
مخيم الداخلة | |
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  Dakhla refugee camp | |
| 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 | |
• Total | 38,180 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 37004 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-37 |
References
edit- ^ "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.[dead link]
- ^ "Gâra Djebilet, Algeria". Geonames.Org. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Elena (May 2011). "Protracted Sahrawi displacement" (PDF). Refugee Studies Centre.
Neighbouring towns and cities
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