Tindouf
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Tindouf is a town in southwestern Algeria that sits near the borders of Mauritania, Western Sahara, and Morocco. Its strategic location in this remote border region has made it significant in regional geopolitics and as a center for humanitarian operations.
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- Tindouf
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- تندوف
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- ar
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- Commune and town
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- Tindouf - Le Mouggar dans les années 1970.jpg
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- Le Mouggar in 1970 (Tindouf)
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- 300px
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- Tindouf in the 1970s
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- DZ - 37 - 01 Tindouf.svg
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- 180px
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- Location of Tindouf commune within Tindouf Province
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- Algeria
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Tindouf () is the main town, and a commune in Tindouf Province, Algeria, close to the Mauritanian, Western Saharan and Moroccan borders.
The region is considered of strategic significance as it houses Algerian military bases and an airport with regular flights to Algiers, as well as flights to other domestic destinations. The settlement of Garet Djebilet lies within the municipal territory of Tindouf near the border with Mauritania; the settlement has an iron mine and a defunct airport, and is approximately northwest of Âouinet Bel Egrâ. Since 1975, it also contains several Sahrawi refugee camps operated by the Polisario Front, a national liberation movement seeking the self-determination of Western Sahara. == Name ==