Spanish Sahara
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Spanish Sahara, officially the Spanish Possessions in the Sahara from 1884 to 1958, then Province of the Sahara between 1958 and 1976, was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when
Spanish barracks in El Aaiún, 1972
Postage stamp issued in 1924
Villa Cisneros fortress and aircraft booth, 1930 or 1931
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, also known as the Sahrawi Republic and Western Sahara, is a partially recognised state in the western Maghreb, which claims the non-self-governing territory of We
Spanish Sahara
…1976, Mauritania and Morocco invaded the territory, now known as Western Sahara, but the Polisario Front, promoting the sovereignty of an independent Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, fought a guerrilla war against both, forcing Mauritania to relinquish its claim in 1979. The war against Morocco continued until 1991, when the United…
A mosque in Dakhla, a city under Moroccan occupation.
Commemoration of the 30th Independence Day in Tifariti, Liberated Territories, Western Sahara.