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Saguia el-Hamra

Northern geographical region of Western Sahara. It was formerly the northern region of the Spanish Sahara; after Spain withdrew from the area in 1976, the region was annexed by Morocco. Its chief town is Laayoune; another major town, Smara (Semara), is connected by road to Laayoune. The climate is quite arid and precipitation is erratic. The indigenous population, entirely Muslim, is primarily nomadic; many departed to refugee camps operated by the Polisario Front, a Saharawi separatist group, in late 1975 and early 1976.

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