ɪt wʌz mˈeɪnli loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə dɪspjˈuːɾᵻd tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ʌv wˈɛstɚn sɐhˈæɹə, kˈʌvɚd ɐn ˈɛɹiə ʌv ænd hæd ɐ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn,sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ æz ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ sˈɛnsəs.
It was mainly located in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, covered an area of  and had a population of 301,744 as of the 2004 census.