Dakhla refugee camp
Dakhla refugee camp
مخيم الداخلة | |
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| Coordinates: 26°44′47″N 7°15′47″W / 26.74639°N 7.26306°W | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Tindouf Province |
| District | Tindouf District |
| Commune | Tindouf |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 38,180 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 37004 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-37 |
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Dakhla refugee camp (Arabic: مخيم الداخلة) is a Sahrawi refugee camp in Tindouf province in southwestern Algeria. The settlement is also known as Garet Djebilet (also written Gâra Djebilet). It is located 134 kilometres (83 mi) southeast of Tindouf near the Mauritanian border, and is the location of an iron mine. As of 2003, the camp has a population of about 38,180 Sahrawi refugees, according to UNHCR statistics. It is named after the city of Dakhla in Western Sahara.