Smara

For the capital of Eritrea, see Asmara. For the city in Russia, see Samara. For the city in Iraq, see Samarra. For the city in Ethiopia, see Semera. For a geographic region in the Middle East, see Samaria.
Smara
السمارة
Esmara
Smara is located in Western Sahara
Smara
Smara
Location in Western Sahara
Coordinates: 26°44′22″N 11°40′13″W / 26.73944°N 11.67028°W / 26.73944; -11.67028
Non-self-governing territoryWestern Sahara
Claimed by Kingdom of Morocco  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Controlled by Kingdom of Morocco
Founded1869
Area
 • Total69.72 km2 (26.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total57,035
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)

Smara (also romanized Semara, Arabic: السمارة, Hassaniyya: [(ə)s.smaːra] ⓘ; Spanish: Esmara) is a city in the Moroccan-controlled part of Western Sahara, with a population of 57,035 recorded in the 2014 Moroccan census.[1] It is served by Smara Airport and Smara bus station.

  1. ^ a b "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.