Dakhla refugee camp explained

Official Name:Dakhla refugee camp
Native Name:مخيم الداخلة
Settlement Type:Refugee Camp
Pushpin Map:Algeria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tindouf Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tindouf District
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3:Tindouf[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:38,180
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:26.7464°N -7.2631°W
Elevation M:454
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:37004
Iso Code:DZ-37
Native Name Lang:ar

Dakhla refugee camp 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 134km (83miles) 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.

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Neighbouring towns and cities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued. Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 2 March 2013. 1462. French. 19 December 1984.
  2. Web site: Gâra Djebilet, Algeria. Geonames.Org. 9 May 2013.
  3. Fiddian-Qasmiyeh . Elena . May 2011 . Protracted Sahrawi displacement . Refugee Studies Centre.