Bir Gandus or Bir Gandouz (Arabic: بئر كندوز Biʾr Kandūz, Moroccan Arabic: بير گندوز, Berber: Bir Genduz, Spanish: Bir Ganduz) is a village in Western Sahara, currently occupied by Morocco.[2][3] 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.[1] It holds a Moroccan military post.[4] 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.[5]
Bir Gandus بئر كندوز Bir Ganduz | |
|---|---|
  Bir Gandus Location in Western Sahara  Bir Gandus Bir Gandus (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 21°37′N 16°28′W / 21.617°N 16.467°W | |
| Territory | Western Sahara |
| Claimed by |  Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Controlled and occupied by | Morocco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,186.44 km2 (844.193 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,625 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi) |
In February 2023, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced the construction of two football fields in Bir Gandouz and Guerguerat.[6][7]