Laayoune

El-Aaiún/ Laâyoune(french) is the capital of the province of Laâyoune.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laayoune_Province

MINURSO (Liaison Office)

other notations are: Ejbei Uad el Aabd, Aaium, Aaiun, Aiun, Ajuno, Al Ayoun, Al-Aaiun, Al-Ayun, Al-Ujun, El Aium, El Aiun, El-Aaiun, La'Youn, O Aiun

"Portuguese navigators visited the area near modern El Aaiun in 1434 but did not establish lasting settlements. Spain held the region from 1509 to 1524, when it was taken by Morocco, which thereafter ruled it for more than three centuries . . . " (www.countriesquest.com/africa/western_sahara)
From 1885 - 1975 Laayoune was main town of the colony Spanish Sahara.