Spanish Sahara

E13428

former Spanish possession former colony

Spanish Sahara was a former Spanish colonial territory in northwest Africa, encompassing the area of present-day Western Sahara.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Western Sahara	73
Spanish Sahara canonical	24
Spanish West Africa	2
Western Sahara conflict	2
Bir Lehlou region of Western Sahara	1
Morocco–Mauritania partition of Western Sahara	1
Northwest Western Sahara	1
Spanish decolonization of Western Sahara	1
Western Sahara (Moroccan-administered areas)	1
Western Sahara (de facto in Moroccan-controlled areas)	1
Western Sahara (historically/regionally)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former Spanish possession ⓘ former colony ⓘ
adminCenter	Laayoune ⓘ Villa Cisneros ⓘ
administeredBy	Spain ⓘ Morocco ⓘ surface form: Spain and Morocco (1975–1976, transitional)
bordersWith	Algeria ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Morocco ⓘ
capital	Laayoune ⓘ
claimant	Mauritania ⓘ surface form: Islamic Republic of Mauritania Morocco ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Morocco Polisario Front ⓘ
climate	desert climate ⓘ
colonialPower	Spain ⓘ
colonialType	Overseas province of Spain ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
currency	Spanish peseta ⓘ
dateBecameOverseasProvince	1958 ⓘ
dateOfMadridAccords	1975-11-14 ⓘ
dateOfMerger	1958 ⓘ
decolonizationConflict	Spanish Sahara self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Western Sahara conflict
demographicCharacteristic	sparsely populated ⓘ
establishedBy	Berlin Conference ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Arab-Berber tribes ⓘ
event	Green March ⓘ Madrid Accords ⓘ
formerName	Río de Oro ⓘ Saguia el-Hamra ⓘ
includedTerritory	Río de Oro ⓘ Saguia el-Hamra ⓘ
largestCity	Laayoune ⓘ
locatedIn	Northwest Africa ⓘ Spanish Sahara self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Western Sahara
mainEconomicActivity	phosphate mining ⓘ
mergedFrom	Río de Oro ⓘ Saguia el-Hamra ⓘ
officialLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
partOf	Spanish Empire ⓘ
phosphateDeposit	Bou Craa ⓘ
populationGroup	Berbers ⓘ surface form: Sahrawi people
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
status	Non-self-governing territory (UN list, as Western Sahara) ⓘ
successor	Mauritanian administration in Tiris al-Gharbiyya ⓘ Morocco ⓘ surface form: Moroccan administration in Western Sahara Spanish Sahara self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Western Sahara
timePeriodEnd	1975 ⓘ
timePeriodStart	1884 ⓘ

Referenced by (108)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish Empire → hasPart → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

North Africa → hasPart → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Canary Current → flowsPast → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Tropic of Cancer → passesThrough → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Canary Islands → locatedNear → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Algeria → borderingCountry → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Maghrebi Arabic → spokenIn → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Morocco → borderCountry → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Central European Summer Time → usedIn → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Sahara Desert → locatedIn → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Mauritania → border → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Spanish Sahara → locatedIn → Spanish Sahara self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Spanish Sahara → successor → Spanish Sahara self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Spanish Sahara → decolonizationConflict → Spanish Sahara self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara conflict

Haredi Jews → populationCenter → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Spanish-speaking world → hasRegion → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Legión Española → conflict → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara conflict

West Africa Time (WAT) → usedInCountry → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

subject surface form: West Africa Time

this entity surface form: Western Sahara (historically/regionally)

Islamization of North Africa → appliesToTerritory → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Moroccan dirham → legalTenderIn → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara (de facto in Moroccan-controlled areas)

Moroccan dirham → usedIn → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara (Moroccan-administered areas)

Ifni War → theatre → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

Middle East and North Africa → includesCountry → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

French Morocco → neighbour → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

FAO Major Fishing Area 34 → coversWatersOf → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Laayoune → country → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Laayoune → locatedInRegion → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwest Western Sahara

Villa Cisneros → country → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Villa Cisneros → locatedIn → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Villa Cisneros → partOf → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

Saguia el-Hamra → country → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

Saguia el-Hamra → partOf → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

Saguia el-Hamra → formedEntity → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

Saguia el-Hamra → historicalEvent → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish decolonization of Western Sahara

Green March → location → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Madrid Accords → appliesToTerritory → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Madrid Accords → replacedBy → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Morocco–Mauritania partition of Western Sahara

Polisario Front → countryOfOperation → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Bou Craa → locatedIn → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Spanish law → appliesIn → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

Northwest Africa → includesTerritory → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Islamic crescent → appearsOnFlagOf → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Río de Oro → partOf → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

Río de Oro → incorporatedInto → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

Río de Oro → mergedInto → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

Río de Oro → partOf → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish West Africa

southern Morocco → borders → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Morocco

this entity surface form: Western Sahara

Maghrebi Maliki tradition → practicedIn → Spanish Sahara ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sahara