Jdiriya
Rural commune
Coordinates27°14′55″N 10°24′48″W
Population total248
Population as of2014
Non-self-governing territoryWestern Sahara
Administering powerSpain (de jure)
Claimed byMorocco
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Controlled byMorocco
RegionLaâyoune-Sakia El Hamra
ProvinceEs Semara

Jdiriya (Arabic: اجديرية; Spanish: El Jeriuia) is a settlement in north-eastern Western Sahara. It is within the Moroccan-occupied[1] area of the territory, some 150 kilometres north of Tifariti and 60 kilometres northeast of Hawza. Under Moroccan occupation, it is organized as a rural commune within Es Semara Province, in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region. As of the 2014 census, the commune had a total population of 248 people.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kalicka-Mikołajczyk, Adriana (2020). "The international legal status of Western Sahara". p. 41. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ^ Haut-Commissariat au plan (ed.). "Population légale des régions, provinces, préfectures, municipalités, arrondissements et communes du Royaume d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014" (xlsx). Retrieved 21 February 2019.