Dakhla refugee camp

Dakhla refugee camp
مخيم الداخلة
Refugee Camp
Dakhla refugee camp is located in Algeria
Dakhla refugee camp
Dakhla refugee camp
Coordinates: 26°44′47″N 7°15′47″W / 26.74639°N 7.26306°W / 26.74639; -7.26306
Country Algeria
ProvinceTindouf Province
DistrictTindouf District
CommuneTindouf[1]
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 • Total
38,180
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
37004
ISO 3166 codeDZ-37

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.

References

  1. ^ "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]
  2. ^ "Gâra Djebilet, Algeria". Geonames.Org. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. ^ Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Elena (May 2011). "Protracted Sahrawi displacement" (PDF). Refugee Studies Centre.
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