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  1. Western Sahara

    About geography, demographics and general history of the Western Sahara region the partially recognized state that claims sovereignty over Western Sahara Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Use dmy dates ... conventional long name Western Sahara common name Western Sahara image flag image coat symbol type ... title Regions and Territories Western Sahara publisher BBC News date 9 November 2010 accessdate ... title Q&A Western Sahara Clashes publisher BBC News date 8 November 2010 accessdate 25 November 2010 ref ref cite book last Jensen first Erik title Western Sahara Anatomy Of A Stalemate url http books.google.com ... www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 640800 Western Sahara title Western Sahara year 2010 publisher ... Sahara conflict Western Sahara ref IPAc en US audio En us Western Sahara.ogg w s t r n s ... many of whom live in Laayoune also called El Aai n , the largest city in Western Sahara. A colony of Spain since the late 19th century, the Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of Non ... 3959 title Milestones in the Western Sahara Conflict ref ref cite web url http www.arso.org UNlegaladv.htm ... recognition for SADR from Legal status of Western Sahara States recognizing the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as a sovereign state controlling Western Sahara 82 states , and was extended membership ... international trends. Citation needed date January 2011 History Main History of Western Sahara Early history File Westernsaharamap.png thumb left text top 300px Western Sahara map The earliest recorded inhabitants of the Western Sahara were agriculturalists called the Bafour . ref cite web first Robert ... spheres of influence in Africa , Spain seized control of The Western Sahara and established it as a Spanish ... in late 1975, as well as a International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Western Sahara verdict from the International Court of Justice ICJ , which declared that Western Sahara had historical ... . On 6 November 1975 the Green March into Western Sahara began when 350,000 unarmed Moroccans ...   more details



  1. Outline of Western Sahara

    Image LocationWesternSahara.svg thumb The location of Western Sahara Image Flag of Western Sahara.svg thumb The Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic that claims Western Sahara from Morocco Image Western sahara rel 1989.jpg thumb An enlargeable relief map of Western Sahara Western Sahara is a disputed ... geos wi.html title Western Sahara work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence ... formal recognition for SADR from roughly Foreign relations of Western Sahara 45 states , and was extended ... trends. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Western Sahara TOC limit limit 2 General reference File Western sahara walls moroccan map en.svg thumb An enlargeable historical map of Western Sahara International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name Western Sahara Official English country name none Common endonym s List of countries and capitals ... names Countries and nations Demonym s Etymology Name of Western Sahara ISO country codes EH, ESH ... Sahara Image Western Sahara Topography.png thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Western Sahara Main Geography of Western Sahara Western Sahara is a Nation state country Location Western Sahara is situated within the following regions Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere Africa Sahara Sahara Desert North Africa Time zone Coordinated Universal Time UTC 00 Extreme points of Western Sahara ... Atlantic Ocean 1,110 km Population of Western Sahara 480,000 List of countries by population 167th most populous country Area of Western Sahara 266,000  km sup 2 sup commons Atlas of Western Sahara Atlas of Western Sahara Environment of Western Sahara Image Western Sahara sat.png thumb An enlargeable satellite image of Western Sahara Climate of Western Sahara Environmental issues in Western Sahara List of ecoregions in Western Sahara Ecoregions in Western Sahara Renewable energy in Western Sahara Geology of Western Sahara Protected areas of Western Sahara List of biosphere reserves in Western ...   more details



  1. Islam in Western Sahara

    File Mezquita en Dajla Sahara Occidental .jpg thumb right 200px A mosque in Dakhla, Western Sahara Dakhla According to the CIA World Factbook , Muslims make up nearly 100 of the population of the Western Sahara . ref cite web title The World Factbook Western Sahara publisher CIA url https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos wi.html accessdate 2007 10 21 ref ref https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook fields 2122.html ref See also Islam by country Notes Reflist Africa in topic Islam in Category Islam by country Western Sahara Category Religion in Western Sahara Category Islam in Africa Western Sahara WesternSahara stub Islam country stub ...   more details



  1. El Marsa, Western Sahara

    El Marsa is a sea port port List of cities in Western Sahara city in Western Sahara . http www.arso.org 01 e02 28.htm coord 27 05 N 13 25 W type city source kolossus svwiki display title Category Populated places in Western Sahara WesternSahara geo stub bg sv El Marsa ...   more details



  1. Flag of Western Sahara

    Flag of Western Sahara may refer to flagicon Morocco The flag of Morocco , which controls the majority of Western Sahara flagicon Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic The flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic , which controls a small portion of Western Sahara, and claims sovereignty over the whole territory this flag is commonly referred to as the flag of Western Sahara See also Western Sahara disambig ast Bandera de Sa ara Occidental bs Zastava Zapadne Sahare cs Vlajka Z padn Sahary da Vestsaharas flag et L ne Sahara lipp fr Drapeau du Sahara Occidental hi id Bendera Sahara Barat lt Vakar Sacharos v liava hu Nyugat Szahara z szlaja mk no Vest Saharas flagg pl Flaga Sahary Zachodniej ro Drapelul Saharei de Vest sk Vlajka Z padnej Sahary fi L nsi Saharan lippu sv V stsaharas flagga th ...   more details



  1. Districts of Western Sahara

    The da ras of Western Sahara are a subdivision of a wilaya , however, as Morocco is administrating much of Western Sahara, these are operational only at the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf . Wilaya of Laayoune Hagunia, Amgala, Daora, Bucra, Edchera and Guelta. Wilaya of Smara Hauza, Ejdairia, Farsia, Mahbes, Bir Lehlu and Tifariti. Wilaya of Auserd Ag enit, Zug, Mijec, Bir Guenduz, G era and Tichla. Wilaya of Dakhla, Western Sahara Dakhla Jraifia, Argub, Umdreiga, Bojador, Glaibat el Fula, Ain Beida and Bir Enzaran. See also Subdivisions of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic WesternSahara geo stub DEFAULTSORT Daira Of Western Sahara Category Geography of Western Sahara ...   more details



  1. Coat of arms of Western Sahara

    Sahara conflict The territory of Western Sahara is a disputed territory, claimed by Morocco , which controls and administers about 80 of the territory. Currently, the coat of arms of Morocco are used in this part of Western Sahara. The Polisario Front and the government in exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic or SADR claim the independence of the territory. The coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic are used by these two bodies. Coats of arms used for Western Sahara The coat of arms of Morocco File Coat of arms of Morocco.svg 70px The coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic File Coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg 70px Category Western Sahara Category Coats of arms ...   more details



  1. Telephone numbers in Western Sahara

    Country calling code Country Code 212 5288 212 5289 partial br International Call Prefix 00 Telephone numbers in Western Sahara use ranges owned by Telephone numbers in Morocco Morocco . Number format 212 5288 XXXXX, 212 5289 XXXXX class wikitable border 1 Number range Usage 05288 05289 Dakhla, Laayoune References Reflist Africa topic Telephone numbers in Category Telephone numbers by country Western Sahara Category Western Sahara related lists telecom stub ...   more details



  1. Moroccan Initiative for Western Sahara

    Sahara conflict The Moroccan Initiative for Western Sahara or the Autonomy for Western Sahara plan is an initiative, proposed by Morocco in 2006 as a possible solution to the Western Sahara conflict . In 2006 the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs Moroccan Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs CORCAS has proposed a plan for the autonomy of Western Sahara and made visits to a number of countries to explain the proposal. The Spanish approach to regional autonomy has been named as a possible model for Western Saharan autonomy, mentioning specifically the cases of the Canary Islands, the Basque Country, Andalusia or Catalonia. The plan was presented to the UN Security Council in April 2007, ref full text of the plan http moroccanamericanpolicy.com MoroccanCompromiseSolution041107.pdf ref and has received the backing of the USA and France. ref http africa.reuters.com wire news usnN27291872.html News Africa Reuters.com Bot generated title ref In a letter to president Bush, 173 members of US congress endorsed the plan. ref Copy of the letter with commentary http moroccanamericanpolicy.com documents 173 sig letter.pdf ref This initiative constitutes the main ground for the Moroccan proposal at Manhasset negotiations . References references External links http www.un.org News briefings docs 2007 070420 Walsum.doc.htm UN secretary general s special envoy on autonomy for Western Sahara See also Regional autonomy Baker Plan Western Sahara Category Politics of Western Sahara Category Politics of Morocco politics stub WesternSahara stub Morocco stub ar ...   more details



  1. List of airports in Western Sahara

    GeoGroupTemplate This is a list of airport s in Western Sahara , sorted by location. TOC Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled commercial airline service. class wikitable sortable style font size 95 valign baseline style text align left white space nowrap List of cities in Western Sahara City served style text align left white space nowrap Region of Morocco style text align left white space nowrap ICAO airport code ICAO style text align left white space nowrap IATA airport code IATA style text align left white space nowrap Airport name style text align left white space nowrap Coordinates valign top Dakhla, Western Sahara Dakhla ad Dakhla Oued Ed Dahab Lagouira GMMH VIL Dakhla Airport small coord 23 43 05 N 015 55 55 W region EH type airport name Dakhla Airport small valign top El Aai n La youne El Aai n La youne Boujdour Sakia El Hamra GMML EUN Hassan I Airport La youne Airport small coord 27 09 06 N 013 13 09 W region EH type airport name La youne Hassan ... other unpaved airstrips located in the Western Sahara one rough dirt airstrip southwest of Tifariti southern part of Western Sahara two well defined dirt airstrips just west of Al Mahbes northeast part of Western Sahara See also Legal status of Western Sahara List of airports in Morocco Transport in Western Sahara List of airports by ICAO code G Western Sahara Wikipedia WikiProject Aviation Airline destination lists Africa Western Sahara claimed by Morocco References cite web url http www.icao.int ... cefact locode eh.htm title UN Location Codes Western Sahara work UN LOCODE 2006 2 publisher ... countries Western Sahara.php World Aero Data Western Sahara ICAO codes, coordinates http gc.kls2.com cgi bin gclookup?Q country EH Great Circle Mapper Western Sahara IATA and ICAO codes Navigation box br Africa in topic List of airports in Category Lists of airports by country Western Sahara Category Airports in Western Sahara Category Western Sahara related lists Airports ru ...   more details



  1. Starry Nights in Western Sahara

    Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Starry Nights in Western Sahara Type compilation album Artist Danielle Smith filmmaker Danielle Smith Cover Alt Released Recorded Genre Saharawi Length Label Producer Last album This album Next album unreferenced date December 2007 Starry Nights in Western Sahara is an album compiled by filmmaker Danielle Smith filmmaker Danielle Smith , in the process of making one of her Documentary film documentaries on Western Sahara . Starry Nights is the second compilation of Saharawi music released in United States America , after Sahrauis The Music of the Western Sahara . The majority of the songs are sung by Umm Delilah , a villager notorious for her voice. WesternSahara stub compilation album stub Category Sahrawi music Category 2003 compilation albums ...   more details



  1. Wildlife of Western Sahara

    incomplete date January 2011 Image Oryx Dammah.jpg thumb Scimitar Oryx The wildlife of Western Sahara is composed of its flora and fauna . It has 40 species of mammals and 207 species of birds. Fauna Mammals Main List of mammals in Western Sahara Birds Main List of birds of Western Sahara References reflist Cite book url http www.bucknell.edu msw3 title Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed editor last Wilson editor first Don E. editor2 last Reeder editor2 first DeeAnn M. publisher Johns Hopkins University Press year 2005 accessdate 3 August 2009 postscript None cite web url http animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu site index.html title Animal Diversity Web publisher University of Michigan Museum of Zoology date 1995 2006 accessdate 22 May 2007 cite web last Lepage first Denis authorlink coauthors year url http www.bsc eoc.org avibase avibase.jsp?region eh&pg checklist&list clements title Checklist of birds of Western Sahara format work Bird Checklists of the World publisher Avibase accessdate 26 April 2007 cite book title Birds of the World a Checklist first James F. last Clements publisher Cornell University Press date 2000 isbn 0934797161 pages 880 WildlifeofAfrica DEFAULTSORT Wildlife Of Western Sahara Category Environment of Western Sahara Category Wildlife by region Western Sahara ...   more details



  1. Demographics of Western Sahara

    Unreliable sources date May 2010 One source date November 2009 The demographics of Western Sahara are in the frame ... of Morocco . The population of Western Sahara is pre dominantly Moroccan. The indigeous Sahrawis are a minority in Western Sahara, due to the 1976 Sahrawi exodus and the continuous settlement of Moroccans ... CIA World Factbook demographic statistics Image Western Sahara demography.png thumb 550px right Demographics of Western Sahara, Data of FAO , year 2005 Number of inhabitants in thousands. The following ... Sunni Islam is the major religion in Western Sahara . Sunni Muslims constitute about 99.9 of the population ... is the official language of Western Sahara and Morocco. Both Moroccan Arabic and Hassaniya Arabic are used in Western Sahara. Hassaniya, primarily spoken at home, is dominated by the Moroccan dialect ... consists of Moroccans who settled in Western Sahara. Spanish is common among Sahrawi people and especially ... es content quienes somos Sahrawi Press Service en Espanol ref and the Sahara Film Festival , Western ... 2008 07 14 western sahara poetry and spanish the permanent link Western Sahara Poetry and Spanish ... due to Western Sahara s history as a former Spanish colony, the Cervantes Institute has denied support and Spanish language education to Sahrawis in Western Sahara and the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria ... joint invasion of Western Sahara at the end of 1975 are directly linked to the large displacement ... withdrew from the conflict and Morocco annexed the rest of Western Sahara. Exact figures cannot ... recognized at 158,000. ref name forcedmigration.org See also Western Sahara Morocco Legal status of Western Sahara References Reflist Africa in topic Demographics of DEFAULTSORT Demographics Of Western Sahara Category Geography of Western Sahara Category Sahrawi society Category Demographics by country Western Sahara es Demograf a del Sahara Occidental pt Demografia do Saara Ocidental ... western Africa are both extensively used as second language s. ref http www.tlfq.ulaval.ca axl afrique ...   more details



  1. List of ecoregions in Western Sahara

    The following is a list of ecoregion s in Western Sahara , according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . Terrestrial ecoregions Palearctic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Mediterranean acacia argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets Deserts and xeric shrublands Atlantic coastal desert North Saharan steppe and woodlands Freshwater ecoregions Dry Sahel Permanent Maghreb Temporary Maghreb Marine ecoregions Saharan Upwelling References Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D Amico Hales, Emma Underwood 2004 . Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar A Conservation Assessment . Island Press, Washington DC. Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. Marine Ecoregions of the World A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas . Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July August 2007, pp. 573 583. Thieme, Michelle L. 2005 . Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar A Conservation Assessment . Island Press, Washington DC. Category Ecoregions of Western Sahara Category Geography of Western Sahara Category Environment of Western Sahara Category Lists of ecoregions by country Western Sahara Category Western Sahara related lists Ecoregions Category Flora of Northern Africa ...   more details



  1. Norway?Western Sahara relations

    Infobox Bilateral relations Norwegian West Saharan Western Sahara Norway Norway Western Sahara relations pertain to Norway s relations to Western Sahara , an area claimed by both the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and the Morocco Kingdom of Morocco . Western Sahara was formerly a Spanish Sahara Spanish colony . Norway put pressure on Francoist Spain in international forums. Citation needed date July 2009 When it comes to the dispute between the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Morocco, Norway supports United Nations run negotiations between the parties to achieve a lasting political solution to the conflict . ref name pressr09 cite press release title Norway doubles support to the Sahrawi population url http www.regjeringen.no en dep ud press News 2009 sahrawi people.html?id 571184 accessdate 27 July 2009 date 10 July 2009 publisher Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government.no ref When it comes to foreign involvement in Western Sahara, Norway s position is to refrain from actions that may come across as a legitimation of the situation in Western Sahara . ref cite web title Vest Sahara url http www.regjeringen.no nb dep ud tema norgesfremme og kultursamarbeid norges omdomme ... in Western Sahara. ref cite press release url http www.regjeringen.no nb dokumentarkiv Regjeringen ... foreign aid to Western Sahara. In 2009 Norway gave NOK 11.9 million about USD 1.9 million at the time to amend the humanitarian situation in Western Sahara. It was said to be a doubling of the 2008 ... is the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara . See also Politics of Western Sahara Foreign relations of Morocco Western Sahara Legal status of Western Sahara References Reflist Foreign relations of Norway fixcategory DEFAULTSORT Norway Western Sahara Relations Category Bilateral relations of Norway Western Sahara foreignrelations stub ... or annexation . ref cite web title Svar p sp rsm l vedr rende situasjonen i Vest Sahara url http ...   more details



  1. Economy of Western Sahara

    check November 2010 Infobox economy country Western Sahara image caption currency Moroccan Dirham ... of Western Sahara is currently administered by the Kingdom of Morocco . As such, the vast majority of the economical activity of Western Sahara happens in the framework of the economy of Morocco ..., as usual in Western Sahara. Morocco has signed a fishing treaty with the EU including Western ... of the natural resources in Western Sahara url http www.spsrasd.info en detail.php?id 745 publisher ... concerning Western Sahara are sources of political tension. Key agriculture agricultural products ... Western Sahara, ref cite news title Upstream Online Total turns its back on Dakhla block, 2004 url http www.wsrw.org index.php?cat 193&art 1500 publisher Western Sahara Resource Watch date 03 12 2004 ... part of Western Sahara. In May 2006, Kerr McGee finally decided to not renew the contract signed with the Moroccan Authorities ref cite news title Last oil company withdraws from Western Sahara ...&sy &sm &stm &page 1&mto 0 publisher Western Sahara Resources Watch EFE date 30 06 2005 accessdate 01 ...?cat 194&art 1493&searchString kerr mcgee&shw 3&sy &sm &stm &page 1&mto 0 publisher Western Sahara ... deal in Western Sahara. It did not sign any agreement on oil exploration permits in Western Sahara ... a plan to invest in oil exploration in the disputed Western Sahara. url http uk.reuters.com article ... Sarrar ref In March 2009, four Norway Norwegian shipping companies desisted from Western Sahara trade. ref cite news title Shipping companies desist from Western Sahara trade url http www.wsrw.org index.php?cat 141&art 1097 publisher Western Sahara Resource Watch date 24 03 2009 accessdate 02 09 2010 ..., Western Sahara Dakhla , labelled as Moroccans. ref cite news title Coop stops import of occupation ... in disputed Western Sahara, saying We want to confirm officially that our reference projects ... giant Desertec to avoid Western Sahara url http www.guardian.co.uk sustainable business desertec western ...   more details



  1. Roman Catholicism in Western Sahara

    The Roman Catholic Church in Western Sahara is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church , under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome . Western Sahara is one of the least Catholic countries in the world the church is largely composed of little more than 100 expatriate Spain Spaniards out of a population of over 250,000. There are no dioceses in the country, which forms a single apostolic prefect ure, originally administered by the Prefecture Apostolic of Spanish Sahara and Ifni founded July 5, 1954 , later the Prefecture Apostolic of Spanish Sahara founded May 2, 1970. The latter was renamed the Prefecture Apostolic of Western Sahara on May 2, 1976 and this is presently divided among two parish es. Only two bishops have overseen the territory Father F lix Erviti Barcelona ref cite web url http www.catholic hierarchy.org bishop berviti.html title Father Acacio Valbuena Rodr guez nowiki nowiki Catholic Hierarchy nowiki nowiki accessdate 2007 06 07 last Cheney first David M. year 2006 month 10 language English ref , from July 19, 1954 until his retirement on July 6, 1994, and Father Acacio Valbuena Rodr guez from July 10, 1994 until his retirement in 2009. ref cite web url http www.catholic hierarchy.org bishop bvalbr.html title Father Acacio Valbuena Rodr guez nowiki nowiki Catholic Hierarchy nowiki nowiki accessdate 2007 06 07 last Cheney first David M. year 2006 month 10 language English ref Western Sahara is a former Spanish Empire Spanish colony , and the Roman ... Portuguese exploration . Prior to Spain s History of Western Sahara abandoning the country in 1975 .... References references External links http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dsaha.html Western Sahara on Catholic Hierarchy.org Africa in topic Roman Catholicism in Category Religion in Western Sahara Category Roman Catholic Church by country Western Sahara Category Roman Catholic Church in Africa Western Sahara RC country stub WesternSahara stub ...   more details



  1. Transport in Western Sahara

    Transport in Western Sahara is very limited, mostly by sea, road and air. Rail Western Sahara has no freight or passenger service railways, with the exception of a Convert 5 km mi adj on section of the Mauritania Railway which since the closure of the Choum Tunnel , cuts across the extreme south eastern corner of the territory. Roads There are only Convert 6200 km mi of roads, of which Convert 1350 km mi are metalled . A small network of highways provide limited ground travel connections. N1 highway is a major roadway traversing along the Atlantic coastline of the country. There are a few roads in the north and only two roads in the south that branches off of N1. All other roads are local ones in the various cities and towns. Ports Ports include Ad Dakhla, Western Sahara Dakhla small docking facility Port Marchand Lassarga Port lot located in a shelter bay south of the airport Cabo Bojador small port with fishing boats store inland El Aai n Laayoune El Aaiun major deep water port facility used by vessels carrying phosphate, large fishing vessels, military patrol boats, etc. The longest conveyor belt in the world is Convert 100 km mi long, from the phosphate mining mine s of Bu Craa to the coast south of Laayoune. Airports There are 6 airfields, 3 with paved runways and 3 unpaved surfaces, and one helipad military in Cape Bojador . Hassan I Airport is an international airport, but the carriers at the airport connects only to regional destinations to Morocco or the Canary Islands . See also List of airports in Western Sahara Source CIA World Factbook 2010 . Economy of Western Sahara Africa in topic Transport in Category Transport in Western Sahara Category Article Feedback 5 WesternSahara stub ru ...   more details



  1. Western Sahara conflict

    overlink Infobox military conflict conflict Western Sahara conflict partof image File Polisario troops.jpg 260px caption Gathering of Saharawi troops, near Tifariti Western Sahara , celebrating the 32nd anniversary ot the Polisario Front 2005 . date 1975  present place Western Sahara , Morocco , Mauritania ... of the Berm Western Sahara Western Sahara Berm Continuing protests met with police violence ... ref 15,000 soldiers killed Citation needed date August 2010 2,155 ref cite news title Western Sahara ... missing. ref name desaparecidos.org http www.desaparecidos.org sahara eng.html Project Disappeared Western ... publications publications struggles 20091009 struggles ch8 20091009.pdf Western Sahara, Morocco and Algeria ... Western Sahara conflict Western Sahara history The Western Sahara conflict or the Polisario Front dispute for Independence is an ongoing conflict, developed from past armed Western Sahara War confrontation ... people to gain independence for Western Sahara. The conflict erupted after the withdrawal ... , backed by Algeria and Libya engaged into a 16 year Western Sahara War war against Mauritania ... of the territory of Western Sahara remaining under Moroccan control. The conflict reemerged as the Independence Intifada Western Sahara Independence Intifada in 2005, a Saharawi Polisario activist ... Moroccan held List of disputed or occupied territories parts of Western Sahara , and lasted ... in Western Sahara . While the protests were initially peaceful, they were later marked by clashes ... anti Sahrawi people Sahrawi looting in the city of Dakhla, Western Sahara Dakhla , Western Sahara ..., large parts of Western Sahara are controlled by the Moroccan Government, and related as Moroccan Southern Provinces , whereas some 20 25 of the Western Sahara territory are controlled by the Sahrawi ... are among the key issues of the Western Sahara peace process. Background Spanish Sahara Main Spanish ... and Mauritania , the movement eventually relocated to Spanish controlled Western Sahara to start an armed ...   more details



  1. Geography of Western Sahara

    Sebjet Tah , 55 m style vertical align top MapLibrary Western Sahara sat.png Western Sahara Image Western Sahara Topography.png thumb Topography of Western Sahara Western Sahara is a territory in Northern ... Dakhla, Western Sahara Dakhla . The peninsula in the extreme southwest, with the city of Lagouira ... claims contingent upon Western Sahara War resolution of sovereignty issue Land Terrain The terrain ... of Western Sahara , the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location ... with Mauritania Algeria Southern most point the southern tip of Ras Nouadhibou Cap Blanc Western most point Cape Dubouchage on Ras Nouadhibou Note Western Sahara does not have a northern most point, the border being formed by a straight horizontal line Note Western Sahara does not have an eastern ... Geography of Africa Category Geography of Western Sahara es Geograf a del Sahara Occidental fr G ographie du Sahara occidental lt Vakar Sacharos geografija ja pl Geografia Sahary Zachodniej pt Geografia do Saara Ocidental vec Giografia del Sahara Ocidentale ...   more details



  1. Telecommunications in Western Sahara

    Unreferenced date January 2008 Telephone s main lines in use about 2,000 1999 est. Telephones mobile cellular 0 1999 Telephone system sparse and limited system br domestic NA br international tied into Morocco s system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite satellite earth stations 2 Intelsat Atlantic Ocean linked to Rabat , Morocco Radio broadcasting broadcast stations Morocco s state broadcaster RTM operates a radio service from Laayoune the broadcaster s TV service is also relayed in the territory. RTM website lists AM 711  kHz as Dakhla, not Laayoune. Both located in former Spanish Sahara. Regional service of Radio Laayoune 2030 0200. On the other side of the political divide, a Polisario backed mediumwave AM and shortwave radio station is on the air. AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 1 7460  kHz relaying AM 1550  kHz. e.g. in Spanish 2300 0000 UTC Unofficial amateur radio stations occasionally operate, using the callsign prefix S0. This identifier has not been issued by the International Telecommunications Union . Radios 56,000 1997 Television broadcast stations NA Televisions 6,000 1997 Internet Service Provider s ISPs NA Country code .eh EH Economy of Western Sahara Africa topic Telecommunications in Telecommunications DEFAULTSORT Telecommunications In Western Sahara Category Communications in Western Sahara WesternSahara stub ...   more details



  1. Politics of Western Sahara

    Sahara conflict The politics of Western Sahara take place in a framework of an area claimed by both the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Morocco , which controls the majority of the territory. Colonized by Spain from 1884 to 1975, as Spanish Sahara , the territory has been listed with the United Nations as a case of incomplete decolonization since the 60s, making it the last major territory to effectively remain a colony , according to the UN. ref http www.un.org Depts Cartographic map profile nonselfe.pdf UN map of Non Self Governing Territories ref The conflict is largely between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Algeria n backed nationalism nationalist organization the Polisario Front Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and R o de Oro , which in February 1976 formally proclaimed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic SADR , now basically administered by a government in exile in Tindouf , Algeria. Following to the Madrid Accords , the territory was partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in November 1975, with Morocco acquiring the northern two thirds. Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrilla warfare guerrilla s and his formal Army, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979, with Morocco moving to annex that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control over the majority of the territory. Free Zone Western Sahara region A portion is administered by the SADR. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic was seated as a member of the Organisation of African Unity in 1984, and was a founding member of the African ... would have given Western Sahara immediate autonomous entity autonomy as the Western Sahara Authority ... . See also Foreign relations of Morocco Western Sahara Legal status of Western Sahara References reflist Africa in topic Politics of Category Politics of Western Sahara Politics of Western Sahara es Pol tica del Sahara Occidental it Relazioni internazionali del Sahara Occidentale pt Pol tica do ...   more details



  1. Sahrauis: The Music of the Western Sahara

    Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Sahrauis The Music of the Western Sahara Type compilation Artist Various artists Cover Released 1998 Recorded Genre World music World Length Label Producer Reviews Last album This album Next album Sahrauis The Music of the Western Sahara is a three disc box set of Music of the Western Sahara Saharawi music . It was the first compilation of such songs released in America. The tracks on the 3 CDs are listed below Disc 1 Despite All Wounds 1. Dios M o 2. A Pesar De Las Heridas 3. Hijos De La Revoluci n 4. Nuestros Ojos 5. Se Alarga La Noche 6. Ad n Y Nuestra Madre Eva 7. Resistiendo 8. Nana 9. La Miltante 10. La Sepultura 11. Danza De Smara 12. El Sahara Es Un Tesoro 13. La Noche Del Exilio 14. Victoria Al Se or De La Humanidad 15. Bani 16. La Tierra Derrama L grimas 17. El Jinete 18. Lo Que Anhelo 19. Canci n De La Intifada 20. Llora Mi Coraz n 21. Saludos Y Adi s Disc 2 Sahara My Land 1. Viva El Polisario 2. Madre No Llores Por M 3. Plegaria 4. El Profeta 5. Qu Importan Las Penas 6. Sahara Tierra M a 7. Lumaya 8. Canta Conmingo 9. Bleida 10. Sin Secreto 11. Dios M o 12. Palabras Del Pasado 13. Nostalgia 14. Aucar 15. Viejos Recuerdos Disc 3 Polisario Will Win 1. Jam s 2. Rasd 3. Lucha De Masas 4. Aai n 5. Creador De Glorias 6. 20 De Mayo 7. Este Pueblo 8. Uargueziz 9. Luali 10. Ej rcito De Liberaci n http www.worldmusiccentral.org article.php 20031004183122657 WesternSahara stub 1990s compilation album stub Category Sahrawi music Category 1998 compilation albums Category Triple compilation albums ...   more details



  1. History of Western Sahara

    Western Sahara history The history of Western Sahara can be traced back to the times of Carthaginian ..., Western Sahara s modern history has its roots linked to some nomadic groups living under Berber ... of Islam and the Arabic language beginning from the 8th century AD. The Western Sahara has never been ..., remained little developed. From the 11th to the 19th centuries, Western Sahara was one ... of the Western Sahara held that while some of the region s tribes had historical ties to Morocco, they were insufficient to establish any tie of territorial sovereignty between the Western Sahara and the Kingdom of Morocco . In November of that year, the Green March into Western Sahara began when 300,000 ... into Western Sahara. As a result of international pressure France, USA, Great Britain,... , Spain abandoned Western Sahara on Nov. 14, 1975, going so far as to even exhume Spanish corpses from cemeteries. Morocco later virtually annexed the northern two thirds of Western Sahara in 1976, and the rest ... What is now Western Sahara was a dry savanna area during classical antiquity, where independent tribes ... findings in the Western Sahara region p. 514 ref The western Sahara population in those first centuries ... people Berber population who inhabited the western part of the Sahara. citation needed date October ... than one occasion, the Berber tribes of the Western Sahara would unite behind religious leaders ... Algeria , Jebel Saghro Morocco , and Saguia el Hamra , Western Sahara . When the Maqil Arabs arrived in the western part of the Sahara the muyahidin were most prone to Arabization. While the zawiya tribes ... ref At the same time the number of slaves kept in Western Sahara itself increased drastically. ref The horse and slave trade between the western Sahara and Senegambia, Webb, J.L.A., Journal of African ... mother tongue of the Western Sahara and Mauritania. Berber vocabulary and cultural traits remain ... sovereignty over the western part of the Sahara Citation needed date April 2010 but the effectiveness ...   more details



  1. List of cities in Western Sahara

    Image wi map.png thumb 290px Map of Western Sahara File Western sahara walls moroccan map en.svg thumb 250px Location of cities in Western Sahara The following are cities in Western Sahara , listed by population. Due to an History of Western Sahara ongoing conflict over the territory, Southern Provinces the majority is controlled by Morocco , and the Free Zone region eastern and southern portions are controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic SADR . Only those cities under Moroccan administration are subject to the government census SADR controlled cities are listed at the end. Morocco claims the entire territory, as does the SADR. The list includes city cities , town s, village s, oasis oases and other Human settlement settlement s. border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style border ... ref style text align center Location ref in relation to the Wall Western Sahara Berm http www.unhcr.org ... Dakhla, Western Sahara Ad Dakhla Villa Cisneros lang ar 29,831 55,618 Southern Provinces North ... Provinces North West Morocco style text align left El Marsa, Western Sahara El Marsa ref http iguide.travel Western Sahara Cities Cities in Western Sahara Under Moroccan administration ... El Marsa ..., Western Sahara Hawza lang ar 2,940 3,726 Southern Provinces North West Morocco style text ... 274 Moroccan Army Fort at Guerguerat Western Sahara 5 Dec 95 ref ? ? ? Southern Provinces North ... East Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sahrawi Republic style text align left Zug, Western Sahara Zug ... List of cities in DEFAULTSORT List Of Cities In Western Sahara Category Populated places in Western Sahara Category Lists of cities by country Western Sahara Category Lists of cities in Africa Western Sahara Category Western Sahara related lists Cities ar bar Listn vo de St dde in Westsahara cy Rhestr dinasoedd Gorllewin Sahara de Liste der St dte in Westsahara nl Lijst van steden in de Westelijke Sahara ja pl Miasta Sahary Zachodniej ru ...   more details




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