Bir Gandouz
Local name: بئر كندوز
Located in Aousserd Province, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Coordinates: 21°36′56″ N 16°28′07″ W
- Population
- 1,463
- 1.5K
- Elevation
- 138 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/El_Aaiun · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NDB Nouadhibou International Airport95 km
- VIL Dakhla Airport239 km
About Bir Gandouz
Bir Gandouz is a municipality. Location: Aousserd Province, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab. Population: 1,463. Elevation: 138 m.
Bir Gandus or Bir Gandouz (Arabic: بئر كندوز, romanized: Biʾr Kandūz) is a village in Western Sahara, currently controlled by Morocco. As a claimed rural commune of Morocco it serves as the headquarters of Morocco's Aousserd Province and recorded a population of 4625 in the 2014 Moroccan census. It holds a Moroccan military post. Although sometimes called so, it is not a border post. The border post to Mauritania is to the west on the RN1 at Guerguerat although the stamp given there bore the name of Bir Gandus.
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Population of Bir Gandouz over time
| 1994 | 253 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,864 | |
| 2014 | 4,625 | |
| 2024 | 9,183 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Bir Gandouz
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: November–April.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 28° · Night 16° · Rain 2 mm
- Hottest month
- September (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 13°)
- Wettest month
- September (8 mm)
- Driest month
- April (0 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 24° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 28° | 25° |
| Average low (°C) | 13° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Other places to visit in this season: January February March April November December
How to get to Bir Gandouz
The nearest airport is Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB), 95 km to the southwest as the crow flies.
Airports
- Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) Nouadhibou 95 kmsouthwest
- Dakhla Airport (VIL) Dakhla 239 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Sources & licences
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