Smara

city in Western Sahara
City city Q842810
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Smara is a place located in Es Semara Province. It was established in 1869. The settlement sits at an elevation of 518. It had a population of 57k in 2024[1].

Smara

Summary

Smara is a city[1]. Smara draws 452 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #676 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smara is located in Es Semara Province[3].
  • Smara is in the country of Western Sahara[4].
  • Smara is in the country of Morocco[5].
  • Smara's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Smara's instance of is recorded as urban commune of Morocco[7].
  • Smara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Q309442[8].
  • Smara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gijón[9].
  • Smara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Córdoba[10].
  • Smara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Écija[11].
  • Smara is part of Western Sahara[12].
  • Smara's Commons category is recorded as Smara[13].
  • 1869 marks the founding of Smara[14].
  • Smara's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.739444444444, 'lon': -11.670277777778}[15].
  • Smara's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Smara[16].
  • Smara has a population of {'amount': '+28750'}[17].
  • Smara has a population of {'amount': '+40347'}[18].
  • Smara has a population of {'amount': '+57035'}[19].
  • Smara has a population of {'amount': '+56607'}[20].
  • Smara's territory claimed by is recorded as Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[21].
  • Smara's capital of is recorded as Es Semara Province[22].
  • Smara's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'السمارة'}[23].
  • Smara's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Es-semara'}[24].
  • Smara's category for people born here is recorded as Q13336199[25].
  • Smara's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+4197'}[26].
  • Smara's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+7300'}[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Western Sahara[4], a disputed territory[28], in Spanish Empire[29] and Morocco[5], a constitutional monarchy[30], in Morocco[31], founded in 1956[32]. Smara is located in Es Semara Province[3]. Smara is part of Western Sahara[12].

Physical Characteristics

Smara sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+518'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+28750'}[17], {'amount': '+40347'}[18], {'amount': '+57035'}[19], and {'amount': '+56607'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[6] and urban commune of Morocco[7].

History and Context

1869 marks the founding of Smara[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Smara include Smara Airport[34], an airport[35], in Western Sahara[36].

Why It Matters

Smara draws 452 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #676 of 5,534).[2] Smara has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Smara is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Smara include Smara Airport[34], an airport[35], in Western Sahara[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . 2014 Moroccan census. washingtoninstitute.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . 2014 Moroccan census. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . diariocordoba.com. diariocordoba.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . hcp.ma. hcp.ma. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . hcp.ma. hcp.ma. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2014 Moroccan census. rgph2014.hcp.ma. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2024 Moroccan census. hcp.ma. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 2014 Moroccan census. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 2014 Moroccan census. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . hcp.ma. hcp.ma. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . hcp.ma. hcp.ma. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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