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* Editorial note: The Moroccan government considers Western Sahara as a part of its own territory. This page does not necessarily imply any partiality on the territorial issue in question, as also doesn’t the existence of our page about the flags of Moroccan administrative divisions, among which Western Sahara is included.
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic controls the inland, eastern parts of Western Sahara, east of the Moroccan Wall.
In the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's administrative system, a subdivision at the state/province level is referred to as a wilaya, and the next level is called a daira. There are four wilayat:
These wilayat are named after the notional capitals, although in most cases the capital is within the Moroccan-held zones. Within these wilayat are 25 districts (daira), also listed above.
Under Moroccan control are three Moroccan regions at least partly in Western Sahara. These regions notionally extend to the eastern border of Western Sahara, but are under SADR control in the east sections:
These three regions are subdivided into 7 provinces, also listed above. Eastern parts of these regions are under control of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.