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|elevation_m =20
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| population_as_of = 2004
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| image_skyline = Guerguerat border crossing.jpg
| image_caption = Border crossing in Guerguerat
| other_name = ⴳⵔⴳⵔⴰⵜ
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'''Guerguerat''' ({{lang-ar|الكركرات|translit=al-Karkarāt}}) is a small village in the far south west of [[Western Sahara]], currently occupied by [[Morocco]].<ref name="United Nations Documents">{{cite web | title=A/RES/35/19 - E - A/RES/35/19 | website=Question of Western Sahara | url=https://undocs.org/en/A/RES/35/19 | page=214 | access-date=8 Apr 2021}}</ref><ref name="WalterUngern-Sternberg2014">{{cite book|author1=Christian Walter|author2=Antje von Ungern-Sternberg|author3=Kavus Abushov|title=Self-Determination and Secession in International Law|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGQJBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT264|date=5 June 2014|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-100692-0|page=264}}</ref> Guerguerat is approximately {{cvt|11|km}} from the [[Mauritania–Western Sahara border|border]] with [[Mauritania]] and {{cvt|5|km}} from the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maroc : que s'est-il vraiment passé à Guerguerate ? |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1073885/politique/pourquoi-et-comment-larmee-marocaine-est-intervenue-a-guerguerate/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=JeuneAfrique.com |date=13 November 2020 |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dahir |first=Abdi Latif |date=2020-11-13 |title=Morocco Launches Military Operation in Western Sahara Buffer Zone |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/world/middleeast/morocco-military-operation-western-sahara.html |access-date=2023-05-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Morocco sees Guerguerat as a strategic barrier protecting the [[European Union]] from illegal migration and terrorism, and smuggling.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pons |first=Frédéric |date=2015-06-11 |title=Clandestins : Le Maroc, verrou sud de l'Europe |url=https://www.valeursactuelles.com/monde/clandestins-le-maroc-verrou-sud-de-leurope |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Valeurs actuelles |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
'''Guerguerat''' ({{lang-ar|الكركرات}} {{transl|ar|DIN|al-Karkarāt}}, {{lang-ary|گرگرات}}, {{lang-ber|Gargaren}}) is a small village in the far south west of [[Western Sahara]], 11&nbsp;km from the [[Mauritania–Western Sahara border|border]] with [[Mauritania]] and 5&nbsp;km from the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The village is under the control of [[Morocco]]. The Moroccan passport control stamp bears the name of [[Bir Gandus|Bir Gandouz]], a nearby village.{{cn|date=January 2020}}
Morocco sees this frontier post as the southernmost barrier protecting the [[European Union]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valeursactuelles.com/le-maroc-verrou-sud-de-leurope-53569|title=Clandestins : Le Maroc, verrou sud de l’Europe – Valeurs actuelles|publisher=|accessdate=24 October 2016}}</ref>


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In January 2015, the Polisario established a military presence in [[La Güera]] on the seaside, but apparently did not yet start controlling passports of people transiting to Mauritania.<ref>{{cite web |title=لكويرة تحت سيطرة الجيش الصحراوي بالتنسيق مع موريتانيا |url=http://futurosahara.net/?p=2883 |accessdate=24 October 2016 |publisher= |archive-date=8 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908154916/http://futurosahara.net/?p=2883 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The area between the Moroccan frontier post and the Mauritanian frontier is controlled by the [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|Saharawi Republic]].


[[File:Guerguerate.png|thumb|Guerguerat border checkpoint after 2020]]
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In January 2015, the Polisario established a military presence in [[La Güera]] on the seaside, but apparently did not yet start controlling passports of people transiting to Mauritania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://futurosahara.net/?p=2883|title=لكويرة تحت سيطرة الجيش الصحراوي بالتنسيق مع موريتانيا|publisher=|accessdate=24 October 2016}}</ref>
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The importance of Guerguerat to Morocco lies in two aspects: Moroccan exports of vegetables to Mauritania (especially to Nouadhibou) run through this border station and it is the only open border crossing to an other African country. In fact the only safe road from all northern Africa towards sub-Saharan Africa passes through this border crossing as all Sahelian countries from Sudan to Mali have serious security problems.
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The importance of Guerguerat to the [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|SADR]] lies in the fact that this is the only location where it can exert pressure on Morocco by isolating it from Mauritania.


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Morocco [[2020 Western Saharan clashes|took military action]] in the area on 13 November 2020, in an attempt to enforce free movement of goods and people between Moroccan-controlled territory and Mauritania. The pro-independence [[Polisario]] Front declared an end to the 1991 ceasefire, while Morocco denied there had been any armed clashes between the sides and said the truce remained in place.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/13/morocco-launches-operation-in-western-sahara-border-zone |title=Morocco troops launch operation in Western Sahara border zone |work=Al Jazeera |date=13 November 2020 |accessdate=14 November 2020}}</ref>
Since February 2017, the Gendarmerie Nationale (الدرك الوطني) started to hoist flags and turn back Moroccan lorries showing the contour of Morocco including Western Sahara.


The Great Mosque of Guerguerat was opened by Morocco's [[Cabinet of Morocco|Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs]] in March 2023 on a budget of 8.8 million [[Moroccan dirham|dirham]], spanning 3,767 square meters and with a total capacity of 500 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zine |first=Ghita |title=Maroc : La mosquée d'El Guerguerate a accueilli sa première prière du ramadan |url=https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/138194/maroc-mosquee-d-el-guerguerate-accueilli.html |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Yabiladi |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-24 |title=La mosquée d'El Guerguerat accueille la prière au nom du Roi du Maroc |url=https://fr.hespress.com/307550-la-mosquee-del-guerguerat-accueille-la-priere-au-nom-du-roi-du-maroc.html |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Hespress Français |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
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The importance of Guerguerat to Morocco lies in two aspects: Moroccan exports of vegetables to Mauritania (especially to Nouadhibou) run through this border station and it is the only way for Moroccans to leave their country by land without a visa to another country.

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The importance of Guerguerat to the [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|SADR]] lies in the fact that this is the only location where it can exert pressure on Morocco by isolating it from Mauritania.
In February 2023, the [[Royal Moroccan Football Federation]] announced the construction of two football fields in [[Bir Gandus|Bir Gandouz]] and Guerguerat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Infrastructures : Le lancement des travaux d'aménagement des terrains de Bir Gandouz et Guergearat |url=https://site.frmf.ma/fr/%d8%a5%d8%b7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%82-%d8%a3%d8%b4%d8%ba%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%aa%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a8%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%b1%d9%83%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%88%d8%a8%d8%a6%d8%b1/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=FRMF |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-23 |title=La FRMF va aménager des terrains à Guergarate et Bir Gandouz |url=https://www.leconomiste.com/flash-infos/la-frmf-amenage-des-terrains-de-foot-guergarate-et-bir-gandouz |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=L'Economiste |language=fr}}</ref>


A seawater [[desalination]] plant in Guerguerat was opened in November 2023, consisting of two desalination units, with a flow rate of 432 m³/day and the construction of an elevated reservoir with a capacity of 200 m³, as well as a distribution network with a length of 5&nbsp;km.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ONEE: mise en service de la station de dessalement de l’eau de mer au poste frontalier El Guerguarate |url=https://fr.le360.ma/economie/onee-mise-en-service-de-la-station-de-dessalement-de-leau-de-mer-au-poste-frontalier-el-guerguarate_NQUN5GXJEJAFJB5A5D7ONOJ5I4/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Le 360 Français |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Takouleu |first=Jean Marie |date=2021-08-13 |title=MOROCCO: Two compact desalination units to be installed in El Guerguerat |url=https://www.afrik21.africa/en/morocco-two-compact-desalination-units-to-be-installed-in-el-guerguerat/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Afrik 21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=السيد الحافظي يعطي الانطلاقة لتشغيل محطة تحلية مياه البحر بالمركز الحدودي الكركرات {{!}} MAP |url=https://www.mapnews.ma/ar/actualites/%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=www.mapnews.ma}}</ref>
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Morocco [[2020 Western Saharan clashes|took military action]] in the area on 13 November 2020, in contravention of the 1991 ceasefire agreement with Polisario, in an attempt to enforce free movement between Moroccan-controlled territory and Mauritania.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/13/morocco-launches-operation-in-western-sahara-border-zone |title=Morocco troops launch operation in Western Sahara border zone |work=Al Jazeera |date=13 November 2020 |accessdate=14 November 2020}}</ref>


==Climate==
==Climate==

Latest revision as of 02:19, 28 June 2024

Guerguerat
الكركرات
ⴳⵔⴳⵔⴰⵜ
Border crossing in Guerguerat
Border crossing in Guerguerat
Guerguerat is located in Western Sahara
Guerguerat
Guerguerat
Coordinates: 21°25′34″N 16°57′31″W / 21.42611°N 16.95861°W / 21.42611; -16.95861
TerritoryWestern Sahara
Claimed by Morocco
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Controlled by Morocco
Area
 • Total105.73 km2 (40.82 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total28
 • Density0.26/km2 (0.69/sq mi)

Guerguerat (Arabic: الكركرات, romanized: al-Karkarāt) is a small village in the far south west of Western Sahara, currently occupied by Morocco.[1][2] Guerguerat is approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) from the border with Mauritania and 5 km (3.1 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean.[3][4] Morocco sees Guerguerat as a strategic barrier protecting the European Union from illegal migration and terrorism, and smuggling.[5]

In January 2015, the Polisario established a military presence in La Güera on the seaside, but apparently did not yet start controlling passports of people transiting to Mauritania.[6]

Guerguerat border checkpoint after 2020

The importance of Guerguerat to Morocco lies in two aspects: Moroccan exports of vegetables to Mauritania (especially to Nouadhibou) run through this border station and it is the only open border crossing to an other African country. In fact the only safe road from all northern Africa towards sub-Saharan Africa passes through this border crossing as all Sahelian countries from Sudan to Mali have serious security problems. The importance of Guerguerat to the SADR lies in the fact that this is the only location where it can exert pressure on Morocco by isolating it from Mauritania.

Morocco took military action in the area on 13 November 2020, in an attempt to enforce free movement of goods and people between Moroccan-controlled territory and Mauritania. The pro-independence Polisario Front declared an end to the 1991 ceasefire, while Morocco denied there had been any armed clashes between the sides and said the truce remained in place.[7]

The Great Mosque of Guerguerat was opened by Morocco's Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in March 2023 on a budget of 8.8 million dirham, spanning 3,767 square meters and with a total capacity of 500 people.[8][9]

In February 2023, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced the construction of two football fields in Bir Gandouz and Guerguerat.[10][11]

A seawater desalination plant in Guerguerat was opened in November 2023, consisting of two desalination units, with a flow rate of 432 m³/day and the construction of an elevated reservoir with a capacity of 200 m³, as well as a distribution network with a length of 5 km.[12][13][14]

Climate

Climate data for Guerguerat
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.9
(78.6) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.2
(81.0) 		28.2
(82.8) 		30.1
(86.2) 		29.7
(85.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		26.6
(80.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.4
(56.1) 		13.7
(56.7) 		14.4
(57.9) 		14.8
(58.6) 		15.9
(60.6) 		17.3
(63.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		20.0
(68.0) 		18.6
(65.5) 		16.6
(61.9) 		14.2
(57.6) 		16.4
(61.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1
(0.0) 		3
(0.1) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.0) 		2
(0.1) 		5
(0.2) 		3
(0.1) 		2
(0.1) 		1
(0.0) 		19
(0.7)
Source: Climate-data.org

References

  1. ^ "A/RES/35/19 - E - A/RES/35/19". Question of Western Sahara. p. 214. Retrieved 8 Apr 2021.
  2. ^ Christian Walter; Antje von Ungern-Sternberg; Kavus Abushov (5 June 2014). Self-Determination and Secession in International Law. OUP Oxford. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-19-100692-0.
  3. ^ "Maroc : que s'est-il vraiment passé à Guerguerate ?". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 13 November 2020. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  4. ^ Dahir, Abdi Latif (2020-11-13). "Morocco Launches Military Operation in Western Sahara Buffer Zone". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  5. ^ Pons, Frédéric (2015-06-11). "Clandestins : Le Maroc, verrou sud de l'Europe". Valeurs actuelles (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  6. ^ "لكويرة تحت سيطرة الجيش الصحراوي بالتنسيق مع موريتانيا". Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Morocco troops launch operation in Western Sahara border zone". Al Jazeera. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  8. ^ Zine, Ghita. "Maroc : La mosquée d'El Guerguerate a accueilli sa première prière du ramadan". Yabiladi (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  9. ^ "La mosquée d'El Guerguerat accueille la prière au nom du Roi du Maroc". Hespress Français (in French). 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  10. ^ "Infrastructures : Le lancement des travaux d'aménagement des terrains de Bir Gandouz et Guergearat". FRMF (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  11. ^ "La FRMF va aménager des terrains à Guergarate et Bir Gandouz". L'Economiste (in French). 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  12. ^ "ONEE: mise en service de la station de dessalement de l'eau de mer au poste frontalier El Guerguarate". Le 360 Français (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  13. ^ Takouleu, Jean Marie (2021-08-13). "MOROCCO: Two compact desalination units to be installed in El Guerguerat". Afrik 21. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  14. ^ "السيد الحافظي يعطي الانطلاقة لتشغيل محطة تحلية مياه البحر بالمركز الحدودي الكركرات | MAP". www.mapnews.ma. Retrieved 2023-11-08.


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