The name La Güera comes from the Spanish word Agüera which is a ditch that carries rainwater to crops.
Foundation and settlementedit
Residence of the Spanish Governor in La Güera, 1935
La Güera came into existence in late 1920, when Spanish colonizer Francisco Bens (who had earlier taken possession of the Cape Juby region as a protectorate in 1916), after negotiating with tribal chiefs of the zone, established a fort and an air base on the western side of the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula, just a few kilometres away from the French settlement of Port-Étienne (now Nouadhibou) on the eastern side of the peninsula. (In the 1912 Convention of Madrid, Spain and France had agreed on a border between Mauritania and Spanish possessions that ran down the middle of the peninsula.)
In 1924, La Güera was incorporated into the Spanish colony of Río de Oro. During the short period (1920–1924) that the town was ruled as a separate part of the colony it released its own postage stamps.[1][2] The town was served by La Güera Airport until the 1970s.
In 1979, when Mauritania withdrew from the war, La Güera's population was estimated to be 816 inhabitants.[3]
By 2002, it had been abandoned and partially overblown by sand, inhabited only by a few Imraguen fishermen[4][5] and guarded by a Mauritanian military outpost, despite this not being Mauritanian territory.[5]
Twin towns and sister citiesedit
Signboard showing, among others, the twinning of La Güera with the Spanish town of Crevillent
^Stamp Issuers – La Aguera 2016-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Stampsofdistinction.com, 24 March 2008
^SELLOS DE COLONIAS ESPAÑOLAS LA AGÜERA Todocoleccion.net (in Spanish)
^ (in Spanish). Domingodelpino.com (Leviatán magazine). 1985-08-31. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
^(in French) Abdallah Ben Ali, Guéguerre à Lagouira[permanent dead link], Maroc Hebdo International, issue 534, 22–28 November 2002
^ ab(in French) Redouane Ramdani, Enquête: Aux frontières du réel 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, TelQuel, issue 248, 18–24 November 2004
^Águilas y la Güera se hermanan Aguilasnoticias.com, 19 July 2005 (in Spanish)
^11.- PROTOCOLO DE COOPERACIÓN ENTRE EL AYUNTAMIENTO DE ALAQUÀS Y LA DAIRA LA GÜERA.- PROPUESTA DE APROBACIÓN. Alaquas.org (in Spanish)
^Veinte años de hermanamiento almanseño con Saint Mèdard La Verdad, 16 May 2010 (in Spanish)
^ abcdGemellaggi e Patti di Amicizia[permanent dead link] Regione Toscana – Consiglio Regionale, 27 March 2010 (in Italian)
^Ayuntamiento de Crevillent – Composición Crevillent.es (in Spanish)
^En 2013 se celebrará el 20 aniversario del hermanamiento con el pueblo saharaui Andaluciainformacion.es, 9 October 2012 (in Spanish)
^Hermanos lejanos El Correo, 24 August 2008 (in Spanish)
^"Aytº de Iurreta (Bizkaia)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 2013-02-14.[permanent dead link]
^La Güera, Sáhara 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Leganes.org (in Spanish)
^"Italian Londa municipality and its Sahrawi countrapart Legüera signs a twinning agreement". www.spsrasd.info (in European Spanish). August 9, 2017. from the original on August 10, 2017.
^"Aytº de Orio (Gipuzkoa)" (in Spanish). Euskal Fondoa. Retrieved 2013-02-14.[permanent dead link]
^Acta del pleno municipal sobre el Hermanamiento de Santa Lucía con la Güera. 1986 Lefrig.org (in Spanish)
^Hermanamiento Yerri.es, 29 September 2005 (in Spanish)
^Un libro de fotografías conmemora el XX aniversario del hermanamiento de Vitoria con la Daira de la Güera El Diario Vasco, 2 March 2008 (in Spanish)
External linksedit
El Último Testigo La Agüera Memories of the son of a Spanish lieutenant in La Güera during the 1930s (in Spanish)
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For the airport see La Guera Airport This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources La Guera news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message La Guera Arabic الڭويرة al Guwayra also known as La Aguera Lagouira El Gouera is a ghost town on the Atlantic coast at the southern tip of Western Sahara on the western side of the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula which is split in two by the Mauritania Western Sahara border 15 kilometres 9 3 mi west of Nouadhibou It is also the name of a daira at the Sahrawi refugee camps in south western Algeria La Guera الڭويرة Arabic Ghost townLa Guera ruins January 2003La GueraLocation in Western SaharaShow map of Western SaharaLa GueraLa Guera Africa Show map of AfricaCoordinates 20 50 N 17 5 W 20 833 N 17 083 W 20 833 17 083UN Non Self Governing Territory Western SaharaClaimed by Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicControlled by Mauritania de facto Founded30 November 1920Area Total87 8 km2 33 9 sq mi Population 2004 Total3 726 Density42 km2 110 sq mi Time zoneGMT It is the southernmost town of Western Sahara La Guera is situated south of the Moroccan Wall and is technically abandoned Contents 1 History 1 1 Foundation and settlement 1 2 Western Sahara War 2 Twin towns and sister cities 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe name La Guera comes from the Spanish word Aguera which is a ditch that carries rainwater to crops Foundation and settlement edit nbsp Residence of the Spanish Governor in La Guera 1935 La Guera came into existence in late 1920 when Spanish colonizer Francisco Bens who had earlier taken possession of the Cape Juby region as a protectorate in 1916 after negotiating with tribal chiefs of the zone established a fort and an air base on the western side of the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula just a few kilometres away from the French settlement of Port Etienne now Nouadhibou on the eastern side of the peninsula In the 1912 Convention of Madrid Spain and France had agreed on a border between Mauritania and Spanish possessions that ran down the middle of the peninsula In 1924 La Guera was incorporated into the Spanish colony of Rio de Oro During the short period 1920 1924 that the town was ruled as a separate part of the colony it released its own postage stamps 1 2 The town was served by La Guera Airport until the 1970s Western Sahara War edit Main article Battles of La Guera and Tichla In 1979 when Mauritania withdrew from the war La Guera s population was estimated to be 816 inhabitants 3 By 2002 it had been abandoned and partially overblown by sand inhabited only by a few Imraguen fishermen 4 5 and guarded by a Mauritanian military outpost despite this not being Mauritanian territory 5 Twin towns and sister cities edit nbsp Signboard showing among others the twinning of La Guera with the Spanish town of Crevillent nbsp Aguilas Murcia Spain since July 18 2005 6 nbsp Alaquas Valencia Valencian Community Spain since April 14 2004 7 nbsp Almansa Albacete Castilla La Mancha Spain 8 nbsp Castagneto Carducci Livorno Tuscany Italy 9 nbsp Crevillent Alicante Valencian Community Spain 10 nbsp El Puerto de Santa Maria Cadiz Andalucia Spain since 1993 11 nbsp Fauglia Pisa Tuscany Italy since 2009 9 nbsp Gorliz Biscay Basque Country Spain 12 nbsp Guadix Granada Andalucia Spain nbsp Iurreta Biscay Basque Country Spain 13 nbsp Leganes Madrid Spain since August 17 2001 14 nbsp Londa Florence Tuscany Italy since 2017 15 nbsp Monteriggioni Siena Tuscany Italy 9 nbsp Orio Gipuzkoa Basque Country Spain 16 nbsp San Marcello Piteglio Pistoia Tuscany Italy 9 nbsp Santa Lucia de Tirajana Las Palmas Canary Islands Spain since October 29 1986 First twinning between a Sahrawi and a Spanish town 17 nbsp Valle de Yerri Navarra Spain since September 29 2005 18 nbsp Vitoria Alava Basque Country Spain since 1987 19 References edit Stamp Issuers La Aguera Archived 2016 08 31 at the Wayback Machine Stampsofdistinction com 24 March 2008 SELLOS DE COLONIAS ESPANOLAS LA AGUERA Todocoleccion net in Spanish Sahara occidental un conflicto de grandes repercusiones para Espana in Spanish Domingodelpino com Leviatan magazine 1985 08 31 Archived from the original on 2011 09 25 Retrieved 2013 02 15 in French Abdallah Ben Ali Gueguerre a Lagouira permanent dead link Maroc Hebdo International issue 534 22 28 November 2002 a b in French Redouane Ramdani Enquete Aux frontieres du reel Archived 2013 12 12 at the Wayback Machine TelQuel issue 248 18 24 November 2004 Aguilas y la Guera se hermanan Aguilasnoticias com 19 July 2005 in Spanish 11 PROTOCOLO DE COOPERACIoN ENTRE EL AYUNTAMIENTO DE ALAQUAS Y LA DAIRA LA GUERA PROPUESTA DE APROBACIoN Alaquas org in Spanish Veinte anos de hermanamiento almanseno con Saint Medard La Verdad 16 May 2010 in Spanish a b c d Gemellaggi e Patti di Amicizia permanent dead link Regione Toscana Consiglio Regionale 27 March 2010 in Italian Ayuntamiento de Crevillent Composicion Crevillent es in Spanish En 2013 se celebrara el 20 aniversario del hermanamiento con el pueblo saharaui Andaluciainformacion es 9 October 2012 in Spanish Hermanos lejanos El Correo 24 August 2008 in Spanish Aytº de Iurreta Bizkaia in Spanish Euskal Fondoa Retrieved 2013 02 14 permanent dead link La Guera Sahara Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Leganes org in Spanish Italian Londa municipality and its Sahrawi countrapart Leguera signs a twinning agreement www spsrasd info in European Spanish August 9 2017 Archived from the original on August 10 2017 Aytº de Orio Gipuzkoa in Spanish Euskal Fondoa Retrieved 2013 02 14 permanent dead link Acta del pleno municipal sobre el Hermanamiento de Santa Lucia con la Guera 1986 Lefrig org in Spanish Hermanamiento Yerri es 29 September 2005 in Spanish Un libro de fotografias conmemora el XX aniversario del hermanamiento de Vitoria con la Daira de la Guera El Diario Vasco 2 March 2008 in Spanish External links editMap of Ras Nouadhibou peninsula El Ultimo Testigo La Aguera Memories of the son of a Spanish lieutenant in La Guera during the 1930s in Spanish 20 50 N 17 5 5 W 20 833 N 17 0917 W 20 833 17 0917 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Guera amp oldid 1220569773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
