Guerguerat

Guerguerat is the southernmost settlement in the Moroccan-controlled part of . It serves as the only official and vital border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania, acting as a gateway to sub-Saharan Africa.
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  • Type: Village with 28 residents
  • Description: a small village in the far south west of Western Sahara
  • Also known as: “ڭرڭورات مغربية”, “گرگرات”, and “گريگرات”

Guerguerat

Latitude
21.42699° or 21° 25′ 37″ north
Longitude
-16.95993° or 16° 57′ 36″ west
Population
28
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
7CH5C2GR+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2577205740
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
13608356
Wiki­data ID
Q3118919
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Guerguerat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الكركرات”
  • Belarusian: “Гергерат”
  • Catalan: “Guerguerat”
  • Chinese: “盖尔盖拉特”
  • Dutch: “Guerguerat”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكركرات”
  • French: “Guergarat”
  • French: “Guerguerat”
  • German: “Al-Karkarat”
  • German: “Guerguerat”
  • Hebrew: “גרגראט”
  • Irish: “Guerguerat”
  • Japanese: “ゲルゲラト”
  • Korean: “게르게라트”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “لڭرڭرات”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “لݣرݣرات”
  • Persian: “الکرکرات”
  • Polish: “Al-Karkarat”
  • Russian: “Гергерат”
  • Slovenian: “Guerguerat”
  • Spanish: “Guerguerat”
  • Ukrainian: “Гергерат”

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