Bir Gandus
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Bir Gandus bi'r qandūz is a village in Western Sahara
, on the border with Mauritania
, with a population
of less than 50. It holds a Moroccan military post and serves as a passport control on entry or exit to Mauritania.
Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly...
, on the border with Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
, with a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of less than 50. It holds a Moroccan military post and serves as a passport control on entry or exit to Mauritania.