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In '''Western Sahara''' rides are plentiful and usually free on the main paved roads connecting [[Laâyoune (El Aaiún)|Laayoune]], [[Dakhla]] and is a mostly Moroccan-controlled territory in [[SmaraNorthern Africa]]. The UN does not give rides without official permission apparently which is a shame as Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories since the 1960s when it seems they're the only people who can give you any insight into was a political situation there. Local Moroccans will tell you all sortsSpanish colony.
Truck drivers might ask When travelling here, you are de-facto travelling on the territory of the kingdom of [[Morocco]], so all visa-issues, police control checkpoints etc. are mostly applying to "sleep" in [[Morocco]]. Speaking a discrete position little bit of French, Spanish or Arabic will bring you through without problems, though more and more people speak good English due to avoid endless police passport checksthe presence of the UN. Parts of the east (behind the berm) are controlled by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polisario_Front Polisario Front], and the southernmost city Lagouira seems to be under Mauritanian control (August 2010), though this information has to be confirmed yet.
To get ===Hitchhiking===Hitchhiking in '''Western Sahara''' is very easy along the coastal road N1, where traffic is plentiful but sometimes sparely as well. All over the territory, from big cities to the most sparsely location, people pop up to hitchhike as well, so the concept is well known and understood. It will be easy for you to catch rides all the way to [[Mauritania]] one can ask drivers at camping ''Moussaffir'' (north . Locals hitch rides with pointing the forefinger into the driving direction instead of Dakhla)using the thumb.
In fact, lorry drivers might be reluctant to give a lift to hitchhiker since they might have to bribe at each police post then. It is more convenient Hitchhiking the N14 to hitch to the post that comes after [[AlAs-UyuunSmara]] shouldn't be a problem as well, but the other two main roads N3 and then ask N5 can bring problems with them, due to the police [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Wall_(Western_Sahara) berm] and partly Polisario-controlled areas. Travelling these roads should be taken with a lot of care and it's always best to pass on the collect information about a "traveling hitchhiker" by phone to the next current situation. It can happen that Moroccan police post on will send you back and not let through. Second, the whole territory is still covered partly with undiscovered landmines, so be extremely careful when leaving the main roads and walking into the roaddesert.
== Border crossing ==
Be aware of mines in the border region to [[Mauritania]]. Don't leave the road there.
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