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Spanish Sahara

noun

An area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992. Synonym: Western Sahara.

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Etymology of 'Spanish Sahara'

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"Spanish Sahara" Quotes from Famous Books

... 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976, but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. Opposition parties were legalized and a new constitution approved in 1991. Two multiparty presidential elections ...

— The 2002 CIA World Factbook • US Government

Words linked to "Spanish Sahara" : geographical area, Western Sahara, morocco, geographic region, Al-Magrib, Kingdom of Morocco, geographic area, geographical region, Maroc, Marruecos