Western Sahara

Introduction

Western Sahara is located in Africa, with its capital being Ayun and the official language being Arabic.

Biseta, Western Sahara is the legal tender of Western Sahara. The top-level domain of Western Sahara is .eh, and to make an overseas call to Western Sahara, you need to add +212 / 00212 before the number.

The IANA time zone of Western Sahara is Africa/El_Aaiun. The local time is 8 hours ahead compared to Beijing time. On 2026-03-04, the sunrise time in Western Sahara's capital Ayun is 08:13, and the sunset time is 19:54.

Western Sahara: where geography meets political controversy

Western Sahara is located in northwestern Africa, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, Morocco in the north, Algeria in the east and Mauritania in the southeast, with an area of about 266,000 square kilometers. The region is geographically dominated by deserts, with coastal lowlands, inland plateaus and sand dunes, and an arid climate with little rain. The political status of the region has long been disputed: Morocco, which effectively controls about 80% of the territory, classifies it as a "southern province", while the Frente POLISARIO declared in 1976 the establishment of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). "(SADR) in 1976, which was recognized by some countries. The United Nations considers it a "Non-Self-Governing Territory" and favors a referendum to determine independence. The local economy is based on phosphate mining (Bukla mine, etc.) and fishing, but development has been limited by the conflict, with a population of about 570,000 (2023 estimate), mostly Sahrawi Arabs, with Arabic and Spanish as the official languages, and Islam as the predominant faith.