Hotels near Hassan International - EUN, Laayoune

Well, a boring city, nothing much to do, with the (desert) surrounding it, no pubs/bars at all, no theaters or movies, very few cultural events, ,no restaurants worth the mention. If you're planning desert related acitivities (hikes or Suv rides) it can be a good place, though i'd recommend dakhla more.

Laayoune is a cute town/city in Western Sahara (the occupied portion by the Kingdom of Morocco). It is the largest city for the region and the gateway to Dahkla, more south. I drove from Agadir to Laayoune and did not regret it given the amazing views. Laayoune has enough places to see in a day and a 2/3hs walk. Then you can head to the beach, 20kim from there, by taking a "grand taxi" for only $1.20. if you want to see Western Sahara, if you are going south to Dahkla or even Mauritania, stop for a few day.

Laayounne is a region that has been under a lot of political tensions since 1975 until now from armed militias outside the Moroccan boundaries. These tensions are covered by the international media however in the reality of things these tentions have nothing to do with the status quo of the region. This media coverage negatively impacts the tourists’ overall idea of the region. The militias located in the Algerians lands near the Moroccan boarders have intentions of controlling the region in order to take it away from the Moroccan sovereignty. This ancient Moroccan sovereignty that has ruled over the mentioned area and its south for centuries has resulted in a great diverse cultural civilisation. Nowadays, the Moroccan Western Sahara is undergoing a very interesting development era thanks to the efforts of the kingdom in order to continue its ongoing rule in making all its different regions developed and safe. Moreover, this era is to protect the sahrawi region from the Milichias’ political and media distortion of the status quo of the region. Whomever visits laayounne would notice that it is a turning place/ point between the civilised and the bedew-in life. I would recommend the interested people in the development of anthropology and politics to visit laayounne in order to witness the coexistence of the modern era civilisation and the bedew-in life also the security and safety the Moroccan kingdom is providing its Sahrawi region.

It could be a very nice area if it weren't under Moroccan occupation. Moroccans have colonised it and are oppressing the indigenous population by excluding them from the economic life. I hope the occupation ends very soon, and that Saharawis and Moroccans who accept to live in Western Sahara can live in peace soon.