Catholic Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
The St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral or just Spanish Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church that serves as the cathedral church of the apostolic prefecture of Western Sahara.Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cathedral in Laayoune, Western Sahara
- Also known as: “St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral” and “St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Laayoune”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moulay Rachid Stadium.
Moulay Rachid Stadium
Stadium
Moulay Rachid Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Laayoune, Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people and is home the JS Massira football club of Laayoune. Moulay Rachid Stadium is situated 2½ km southeast of Catholic Church of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Aaiún.
El Aaiún
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
El Aaiun is the biggest city in Western Sahara, in its northern part. It has a population just over 210,000. It is the claimed capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, but the city is controlled by Morocco.
Catholic Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Western Sahara, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.16316° or 27° 9′ 47″ northLongitude
-13.20578° or 13° 12′ 21″ westOpen location code
7CV85Q7V+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 310863257OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q16538429
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Catholic Church of Saint Francis of Assisi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس فرنسيس الأسيزي”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Francesc d’Asís d’Al-Aaiun”
- Chinese: “圣方济各亚西西主教座堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس فرنسيس الاسيزى”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-François-d’Assise de Laayoune”
- French: “Église catholique de Saint-François d’Assise”
- French: “Pro-cathédrale Saint-François-d’Assise de Laâyoune”
- German: “Kathedrale Franz von Assisi”
- German: “Kathedrale von Laayoune”
- German: “Katholische Kirche Franz von Assisi”
- German: “Spanische Kathedrale”
- Indonesian: “Katedral El Aaiún”
- Italian: “cattedrale di San Francesco d’Assisi”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di San Francesco d’Assisi”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de El Aiune”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de São Francisco de Assis”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Francisco de Asís”
- Spanish: “Catedral Española”
- Spanish: “Iglesia católica de San Francisco de Asís”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Préfecture de Police ولاية أمن العيون and Cimetière.
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