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Laayoune
Arabic:
'al-cayūn
City in Western Sahara (occupied by Morocco) with 200,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate).
Laayoune is from the international society's point of view not a Moroccan city, as Western Sahara, where it is the largest city, was occupied by Morocco in 1975, without taking note of the local population's interests or needs.
Laayoune is situated 30 km inland from the Atlantic Ocean.
The economic base of the city are governmental subsidies, military activities, regional administration and trade.
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