Western Saharan settlements and regional context, found on the map

Place eleven settlement locations in Western Sahara and Tarfaya just north in Morocco. Pins are approximate and do not show current control.

12 to find, 6 a run.

2 rounds, 5 of 6 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.

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12 settlements and regional context · one map

What the map tells you about each one

The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.

Aousserd: Aousserd lies in the southern interior of the territory.
Bir Lehlou: Bir Lehlou lies in the eastern interior; its position is an approximate learning location.
Boucraa: Boucraa is associated with phosphate mining; the resource is part of the wider dispute over the territory.
Boujdour: Boujdour is a coastal settlement near the cape of the same name.
Dakhla: Dakhla is a coastal city beside a bay with important wetland habitats.
El Marsa: El Marsa is the coastal port serving the Laayoune area.
Guelta Zemmur: Guelta Zemmur lies in the arid interior, away from the Atlantic coast.
La Güera: La Güera is a largely abandoned former settlement at the southern end of the territory; its location does not imply present control.
Laayoune: Also called El Aaiún, Laayoune is administered by Morocco and lies near the lower Saguia el Hamra.
Smara: Smara developed as a centre of religious learning and trade in the Saharan interior.
Tarfaya: Tarfaya is in neighbouring Morocco; it is included as regional context near the northern boundary.
Tifariti: Tifariti lies east of the berm, in an area associated with the Polisario Front.

Now find all 12 on the map

How this one works

How many settlements and regional context are on the map?

12. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 6 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.

What is a round?

A run of 6 questions, and 5 right passes it. 2 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Western Sahara page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.

Can I start the map over?

Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 12 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Western Sahara keep their progress.

Do I need an account?

No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.

What happens when I get one wrong?

The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.

The other maps of Western Sahara

Water in and beyond Western Sahara3 to find

The same map for other countries

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All of Western Sahara’s maps together on the Western Sahara atlas page, the country itself on the Western Sahara guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.