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Commune and town in Algeria
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Tindouf (Arabic: تندوف) is a town in Saharan Algeria, in the extreme southwest of the country near the border with Western Sahara. Due to a large Sahrawi population living in the refugee camps surrounding the town, Tindouf is as close as most can get to a genuine (and a politicized) Sahrawi culture, since the "Free Zone" of Western Sahara led by Polisario remains inaccessible behind a border barrier and large minefields, which separate it from the Moroccan-occupied parts of the territory.
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Held every year in a remote Sahrawi camp during the spring months, this is the only film festival in the world that takes place in a refugee camp, and aims to reach the Sahrawi community through film as an art and entertainment, as well as to the rest of the world to bring attention to the Western Sahara conflict and the resulting issues at the refugee camps.
An annual marathon race run between various Sahrawi camps, organized in an attempt to express solidarity with the refugees. Participating in shorter sections (half marathon, 10 km, 5 km) is also possible.
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) involves crossing several checkpoints of the Algerian military, where you will almost certainly be stopped, and asked for a document permitting you to travel in the region.
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