Meharrize

Meharrize
Mehaires
محيرس
Meharrize
Mehaires is located in Western Sahara
Mehaires
Location in Western Sahara
Coordinates: 26°8′50″N 11°4′9″W / 26.14722°N 11.06917°W / 26.14722; -11.06917Coordinates: 26°8′50″N 11°4′9″W / 26.14722°N 11.06917°W / 26.14722; -11.06917
Country Western Sahara
Claimed by Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Controlled by  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Meharrize (also transliterated Mheiriz, Mehaires; Arabic: محيرس) is an oasis in Western Sahara. It is situated between Tifariti and Amgala, to the east of the Moroccan Wall, in the POLISARIO-held part of Western Sahara close to the Mauritanian border. It has a dispensary. It is the head of the 4th military region of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Politics

On June 17, 2007, the Polisario Front celebrated here the 37th anniversary of the Sahrawi uprising in 1970, the Zemla Intifada[1]

Culture

In August 2008, Mheiriz hosted the III edition of the Summer University, for the Sahrawi students abroad. The students visited the historical archaeological sites in the region and profited from many conferences and lectures on different themes, such as religion, culture and security, in addition to other activities such as film projections and expositions[2].

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