Country: Western Sahara
Continent: Africa
Population: 169,000
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, El Aaiun is closest to Laayoune and farthest from Gold Coast-Tweed. The closest foreign city is Laayoune. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, El Aaiun is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Laayoune, Morocco | 114 |
 | Telde, Spain | 238 |
| Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 245 |
| Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 334 |
| San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 340 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 18,715 |
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 18,700 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 18,667 |
| Sunshine Coast, Australia | 18,666 |
| Hamilton, New Zealand | 18,589 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Laayoune, Morocco | 114 |
| Telde, Spain | 238 |
| Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 245 |
| Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 334 |
| San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 340 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Laayoune, Morocco | 114 |
| Inezgane Ait Melloul, Morocco | 505 |
| Agadir, Morocco | 506 |
| Safi, Morocco | 688 |
| Marrakech, Morocco | 708 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Vacoas - Phoenix, Mauritius | 9,249 | | Beau Bassin - Rose Hill, Mauritius | 9,244 | | Port Louis, Mauritius | 9,243 |  | Saint-Denis (La Réunion), France | 9,105 | | Saint-Paul (La Réunion), France | 9,098 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Izmir, Turkey | 3,944 |
| Manisa, Turkey | 3,972 |
| Turgutlu, Turkey | 3,995 |
| Balikesir, Turkey | 4,025 |
| Nazilli, Turkey | 4,042 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Jayapura, Indonesia | 16,128 |  | Dili, Timor-Leste | 15,230 | | Ambon, Indonesia | 15,166 | | Bitung, Indonesia | 14,560 | | Manado, Indonesia | 14,526 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 15,107 |
| Darwin, Australia | 15,945 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 17,178 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 17,211 |
| Hobart, Australia | 17,536 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 18,715 | | Auckland, New Zealand | 18,700 | | Brisbane, Australia | 18,667 | | Sunshine Coast, Australia | 18,666 | | Hamilton, New Zealand | 18,589 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Telde, Spain | 238 |
| Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 245 |
| Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 334 |
| San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 340 |
| Cádiz, Spain | 1,227 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Zlatoust, Russia | 6,502 | | Berezniki, Russia | 6,324 | | Perm, Russia | 6,286 | | Sterlitamak, Russia | 6,268 | | Salavat, Russia | 6,266 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | St. John's (NL), Canada | 4,104 |
| Halifax (NS), Canada | 4,853 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 5,448 |
| Cambridge (MA), United States of America | 5,452 |
| Saguenay (QC), Canada | 5,462 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM | | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 13,438 | | Daly City (CA), United States of America | 9,729 | | Salinas (CA), United States of America | 9,728 | | San Francisco (CA), United States of America | 9,720 | | Sunnyvale (CA), United States of America | 9,716 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 4,348 |
| Parnamirim, Brazil | 4,361 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 4,369 |
| Caucaia, Brazil | 4,377 |
| Maracanau, Brazil | 4,388 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Punta Arenas, Chile | 10,496 | | Puerto Montt, Chile | 9,772 |  | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | 9,768 | | Osorno, Chile | 9,721 | | Valdivia, Chile | 9,676 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Laayoune | 114 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||