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			'''Western Sahara''' ({{lang-ar\|'''علم الصحراء الغربية'''}}) is a territory of northwestern ], bordered by ] to the north, ] in the northeast, ] to the east and south, and the ] on the west. It is one of the ], mainly consisting of ] flatlands. The largest city is ] (Laâyoune), which is home to over half of the population of the territory.

			] has been on the ] since the 1960s when it was a Spanish colony.

			The territory is largely administered by ]. The ] and the government-in-exile of the ] or SADR claim the independence of the territory.

			Flags used for Western Sahara:

			* '''The flag of Morocco''':

			] Currently the ] is widely used in the territory.

		⚫	* '''Flag used by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic''':
			] The ] is used by ] and the ] in their public and official communication.

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			==External links==
			*{{FOTW\|id=eh\|title=Flag of Western Sahara}}

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Western Sahara conflict
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Background
Spanish Sahara Greater Morocco Greater Mauritania Moroccan Army of Liberation Movement for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Wadi el Dhahab Polisario Front Sahrawi National Union Party Madrid Accords Partition agreement
Regions
Saguia el-Hamra Río de Oro Southern Provinces Tiris al-Gharbiyya Free Zone
Politics
Annexation of Western Sahara Political status of Western Sahara Foreign relations of Morocco Makhzen Politics of the SADR Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs
Clashes
Ifni War Zemla Intifada Western Sahara War First Intifada Independence Intifada Gdeim Izik Arab Spring protests 2020–present clashes Timeline
Issues
Refugees camps Sahrawi nationality Green March Moroccan settlers Moroccan Wall Human rights
Peace process
UN resolutions UN visiting mission UN referendum mission ICJ Advisory Opinion Settlement Plan Houston Agreement Baker Plan Manhasset negotiations Autonomy Proposal
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Western Sahara (Template:Lang-ar) is a territory of northwestern Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria in the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands. The largest city is El Aaiún (Laâyoune), which is home to over half of the population of the territory.

The territory is largely administered by Morocco. The Polisario Front and the government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic or SADR claim the independence of the territory.

Flags used for Western Sahara:

Currently the flag of Morocco is widely used in the territory.

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