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Coordinates: 26°2058N 09°3432W / 26.34944°N 9.57556°W / 26.34944; -9.57556
 

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Bir Lehlou
بئر الحلو
Bir Leḥlu
Municipality and town
Inauguration of the school "José Ramón Diego Aguirre" in Bir Lehlou, May 20, 2005
Inauguration of the school『José Ramón Diego Aguirre』in Bir Lehlou, May 20, 2005
Bir Lehlou is located in Western Sahara
Bir Lehlou

Bir Lehlou

Location in Western Sahara

Bir Lehlou is located in Africa
Bir Lehlou

Bir Lehlou

Bir Lehlou (Africa)

Coordinates: 26°20′58N 09°34′32W / 26.34944°N 9.57556°W / 26.34944; -9.57556
TerritoryWestern Sahara
Claimed byMorocco Kingdom of Morocco
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sahrawi Republic
Controlled bySahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sahrawi Republic
Government
 • TypeMunicipality[1]
 • MayorAbeid Moulud[2]
Elevation
475 m (1,558 ft)
ClimateBWh

Bir Lehlou (also transliterated Bir Lahlou, Bir Lehlu Arabic: بئر الحلو) is an oasis town in north-eastern Western Sahara, 236 km from Smara, near the Mauritanian border and east of the border wall, in Polisario Front-held territory. It has a pharmacy, a school and a mosque. It is the head of the 5th military region of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and was the factual temporary capital of SADR until Tifariti became the temporary capital in 2008. It is also the name of a Daïra of the WilayaofSmara, in the Sahrawi refugee camps.

The name "Bir Lehlou" is transcribed from Maghrebi Arabic, and means "the sweet (meaning palatable or non-salty) water well". The Modern Standard Arabic transcription would be "bir al Halou" (بئر الحلو).

History

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The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic with an exiled government seated earlier in Tindouf, Algeria, administered Bir Lehlou as the temporary capital of the SADR, as long as the Sahrawi capital of El-Aaiun is under Moroccan control. For example, it had been the scenario of reunions of SADR's National Secretariat.[3] This is also from where the republic's existence was proclaimed over radio on the night of February 27, 1976, by its first president, El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed. Some sources list also Bir Lehlou as El-Ouali's birthplace.[4]

Gas station in Bir Lehlou. August 14, 2011.

Since late 1975, Radio Nacional de la Republica Árabe Saharaui Democrática (National Radio of the SADR) had broadcast from there on both medium and short wave, webcasting the programming in Hassaniya Arabic, and also some hours in Spanish.[5]

On May 20, 2005, coinciding with the 32nd anniversary of the beginning of the armed struggle of the Polisario Front, a primary school was inaugurated in Bir Lehlou. The school was named "José Ramón Diego Aguirre" (Spanish colonel and historian, first foreigner to be awarded with the Sahrawi honorific nationality) in his honour.[6]

On February 27, 2010, Bir Lehlou hosted the 34th anniversary of the proclamation of the SADR, with the presence of several African and South American ambassadors.[7]

On October 12, 2011, during the 36th National Unity Day celebrations, the commander of the Sahrawi 5th military region, Hama Salama, inaugurated an extension of the town's school, as well as a mosque.[8]

Climate change

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A 2019 paper published in PLOS One estimated that under Representative Concentration Pathway 4.5, a "moderate" scenario of climate change where global warming reaches ~2.5–3 °C (4.5–5.4 °F) by 2100, the climate of Bir Lehlou in the year 2050 would most closely resemble the current climate of Kuwait. The annual temperature would increase by 2.1 °C (3.8 °F), and the temperature of the warmest month by 4.2 °C (7.6 °F), while the temperature of the coldest month would increase by 3.9 °C (7.0 °F).[9][10] According to Climate Action Tracker, the current warming trajectory appears consistent with 2.7 °C (4.9 °F), which closely matches RCP 4.5.[11]

International relations

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Twin towns and sister cities

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Bir Lehlou is twinned with:

  • Algeria Batna, Batna Province, Algeria (since July 8, 2009)
  • Spain Benalúa de las Villas, Granada, Andalucía, Spain (since 2001)
  • Italy Bientina, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy[13]
  • Italy Capraia e Limite, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy[13]
  • Italy Campi Bisenzio, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy (since January 28, 1993)[14]
  • Algeria El Oued, El Oued Province, Algeria (since March 27, 2013)[15]
  • Spain Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain (since April 23, 2008)
  • Italy Prato, Prato, Tuscany, Italy (since March 19, 1999)[16]
  • Spain La Rinconada, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
  • Italy Montemurlo, Prato, Tuscany, Italy[13]
  • Italy Monteroni d'Arbia, Siena, Tuscany, Italy[13]
  • Italy Montevarchi, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy[13]
  • Spain Novelda, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain (since December 1998)[17]
  • Italy San Piero a Sieve, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy[13]
  • Spain Sagunto, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain (since November 29, 2003)
  • Spain Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain (since 1996)[18]
  • Spain Tomelloso, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (since March 10, 1994)[19]
  • Spain Trapagaran, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain[20]
  • Italy Vecchiano, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy[13]
  • Notable people

    [edit]

    El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed, Sahrawi nationalist leader, co-founder and second Secretary-General of the Polisario Front and first President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Allocating seats for the liberated territories in Parliament will be considered in the next election (Official)". Sahara Press Service. 2012-02-20. Archived from the original on 2014-09-12.
  • ^ Tolosa renueva su hermanamiento con el municipio saharaui de Bir Lehlu Noticias de Gipuzkoa, 8 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  • ^ "The National Secretariat calls UN to compel Morocco to conform to the international legality". SPS. May 3, 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  • ^ "Sahara : le retour du guerrier". Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  • ^ "Radio Nacional de la R.A.S.D." Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  • ^ "Polisario Front celebrates its 32nd anniversary in the liberated territories". SPS. 2005-05-19. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  • ^ "Diplomatic and political delegations participate in 34th anniversary festivities of SADR". SPS. 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2010-09-22.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Inauguradas instalaciones en Bir Lehlo en el marco de las celebraciones del 36 Aniversario de la Unidad Nacional" (in Spanish). SPS. 2011-10-17. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  • ^ Bastin, Jean-Francois; Clark, Emily; Elliott, Thomas; Hart, Simon; van den Hoogen, Johan; Hordijk, Iris; Ma, Haozhi; Majumder, Sabiha; Manoli, Gabriele; Maschler, Julia; Mo, Lidong; Routh, Devin; Yu, Kailiang; Zohner, Constantin M.; Thomas W., Crowther (10 July 2019). "Understanding climate change from a global analysis of city analogues". PLOS ONE. 14 (7). S2 Table. Summary statistics of the global analysis of city analogues. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0217592. PMC 6619606. PMID 31291249.
  • ^ "Cities of the future: visualizing climate change to inspire action". Current vs. future cities. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  • ^ "The CAT Thermometer". Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  • ^ "Aytº de Artziniega (Álava)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  • ^ a b c d e f g Gemellaggi e Patti di Amicizia[permanent dead link] Regione Toscana - Consiglio Regionale, 27 March 2010 (in Italian)
  • ^ Gemellaggio con la Tendopoli Bir Lehlu Archived 2020-11-27 at the Wayback Machine Comune.campi-bisenzio.fi.it (in Italian)
  • ^ "Signing twining agreement between Bir Lehlou and Algerian Municipality of El Ouadi". SPS. 31 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  • ^ Gemellaggi della città di Prato - Bir-Lehlu - Repubblica Araba Saharawi Democratica Archived 2012-12-27 at the Wayback Machine Comune.prato.it (in Italian)
  • ^ Solidaridad a pie de duna Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine El País, 9 December 1998 (in Spanish)
  • ^ Tolosa organiza diversos actos por del 15º aniversario del hermanamiento con Bir-Lehlu, Noticias de Gipuzkoa, 8 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  • ^ Historia - Hermanamientos Archived October 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Tomelloso.es (in Spanish)
  • ^ "Aytº de Valle de Trápaga (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
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