Côte Aftissate-Boujdour
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Coordinates25°48′N 14°35′W / 25.800°N 14.583°W
Area11,700 ha (45 sq mi)
DesignationRamsar site, Wetland of International Importance[1]
Designated16 April 2019
| Côte Aftissate-Boujdour | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 25°48′N 14°35′W / 25.800°N 14.583°W |
| Area | 11,700 ha (45 sq mi) |
| Designation | Ramsar site, Wetland of International Importance[1] |
| Designated | 16 April 2019 |
The Côte Aftissate-Boujdour is a Ramsar site that stretches along 50 kilometres (31 mi) of the Western Sahara coast south of Boujdour. It includes the fishing village of Aftissat.
The Côte Aftissate-Boujdour is located in Jraifia commune, Boujdour Province in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region.[2] The protected area covers 117 square kilometres (45 sq mi).[1] It extends along the Atlantic coast for 50 kilometres (31 mi). The site was designated on 16 April 2019. Along this section of the coast a beach and mobile dunes separate the sea from a continuous low-lying furrow of land below a 70 metres (230 ft) high sea cliff.[2]
