Guerguerat

Guerguerat
الكركرات
Border crossing in Guerguerat
Guerguerat
Coordinates: 21°25′34″N 16°57′31″W / 21.42611°N 16.95861°W / 21.42611; -16.95861
TerritoryWestern Sahara
Claimed by Morocco
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Controlled by Morocco
Area
  Total
105.73 km2 (40.82 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2004)
  Total
28
  Density0.26/km2 (0.69/sq mi)

Guerguerat (Arabic: الكركرات, romanized: al-Karkarāt) is a small village in the far south west of Western Sahara, currently occupied by Morocco. Guerguerat is approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) from the border with Mauritania and 5 km (3.1 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean.