What is Saguia el Hamra?
'''Saguia el Hamra''' was one of the two territories that made up the territory [[Western Sahara]], when it was under [[Spain|Spanish rule]], until 1978. At that time, Western Sahara was called ''Sahara Occidental''. It makes up the northern part of the territory, that extends from about 26° northern longitude, to about 27° 50'. It covers an area of roughly {{convert|82000|km2}}. It is named after the river [[Saguia el Hamra river|Saguia el Hamra]], which only exists during part of the year - a [[wadi]]. During the rainy season, it turns into a lake, located near the capital, [[El Aaiún]]. The other territory was called [[Río de Oro]] {{hist-stub}} [[Category:Western Sahara]] [[Category:Territories]] [[Category:Spanish Africa]]