• Sahrawi children play in an old car on a street in the Smara refugee camp in Tindouf, Algeria. All photos: Reuters
    Sahrawi children play in an old car on a street in the Smara refugee camp in Tindouf, Algeria. All photos: Reuters
  • At sunset, a young Sahrawi walks down a street in the camp.
    At sunset, a young Sahrawi walks down a street in the camp.
  • A Sahrawi woman makes bread at her house in the Smara refugee camp in Tindouf.
    A Sahrawi woman makes bread at her house in the Smara refugee camp in Tindouf.
  • Playing between old cars in the refugee camp.
    Playing between old cars in the refugee camp.
  • A child stands at the mosque door as worshippers pray.
    A child stands at the mosque door as worshippers pray.
  • A tyre becomes a toy in the streets of the Smara refugee camp.
    A tyre becomes a toy in the streets of the Smara refugee camp.
  • A Sahrawi girl stands at the door of her bedouin tent in Tindouf, Algeria.
    A Sahrawi girl stands at the door of her bedouin tent in Tindouf, Algeria.
  • Children watch the sunset in the Smara refugee camp.
    Children watch the sunset in the Smara refugee camp.
  • Pupils in class at Ali Bela Balal school in the camp.
    Pupils in class at Ali Bela Balal school in the camp.
  • Tea for two in a tent at the camp in Tindouf.
    Tea for two in a tent at the camp in Tindouf.
  • A walk through the desert near the Smara refugee camp.
    A walk through the desert near the Smara refugee camp.
  • A gravedigger in the camp in Tindouf.
    A gravedigger in the camp in Tindouf.
  • Sunset prayers at the market in the Smara refugee camp.
    Sunset prayers at the market in the Smara refugee camp.

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A look inside the Smara refugee camp in Algeria - in pictures

From school classes to bread making, a photo essay on the day-to-day lives of Sahrawi refugees

The National

February 24, 2022

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Updated: February 24, 2022, 10:37 AM
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