Tindouf
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Tindouf is a commune and the main town in Tindouf Province, Algeria, close to the Mauritanian, Western Saharan and Moroccan borders.
Tindouf in the 1970s
Tindouf in 1880.
Sand War
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The Sand War was a border conflict between Algeria and Morocco fought from September 25 to October 30, 1963, although a formal peace treaty was not signed until February 20, 1964. It resulted largely
Tindouf
…French Algerian territory. In 1963, the area was the scene of fighting between Algerian and Moroccan forces laying claim to western Algeria, during the Sand War. The region has since been heavily militarized, increasing its relevance. Since the mid-70s, the Tindouf region has served as the base for the Polisario…
Moroccan Mk 61 105 mm self-propelled howitzer, c. 1963