Zug, Western Sahara
Zug
زوك Zoug | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
| Coordinates: 21°36′47″N 14°8′50″W / 21.61306°N 14.14722°W | |
| Country | Western Sahara |
| Claimed by | Kingdom of Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Controlled by | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Nayem Enna Mahayub |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.18 km2 (18.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 833 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
Zug (also transliterated "Zoug", "Sug"; Arabic: زوك) is a municipality located in the far south-east of Western Sahara, 170 km. from Atar, Mauritania. The only erg or sand sea in Western Sahara (known as "Galb Azefal") is located nearby, where it runs from south-west to north-east from Mauritania into Western Sahara and back into Mauritania, where the border forms a right angle. Zug is located in the part of Western Sahara that is controlled by the Polisario Front and by them referred to as the Liberated Territories.
It is the head of the 1st military region of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and holds a SPLA military outpost and a small hospital.