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It is the interim capital of the Sahrawi Republic , as long as the Sahrawi capital of El-Aaiun is under Moroccan control. This is also from where the republic's existence was proclaimed over radio on February 27 , 1976 , by El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed , after a decision by the Provisionary Sahrawi National Council. Some sources list Bir Lehlou as El-Ouali's birthplace, although this seems far from certain.

The name "Bir Lehlou" is transcribed from dialectal Hassaniya Arabic , and means "the beautiful well" or "spring". A standard Arabic transcription would be "bi'r al-hilwa".


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