Ifni enclave
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The Ifni enclave was a small Spanish-controlled coastal territory in southern Morocco that became a focal point of decolonization tensions and conflict in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ifni enclave canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2099479 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ifni enclave Context triple: [Ifni War, theatre, Ifni enclave]
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A.
West Block
West Block is one of the main historic parliamentary buildings in Ottawa, Canada, housing offices and legislative functions for the federal government.
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B.
Dulag
Dulag is a coastal municipality on the island of Leyte in the Philippines, historically notable as one of the main landing sites for Allied forces during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II.
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C.
Dulag
Dulag was the abbreviated German term for World War II transit camps used by the Wehrmacht to process and interrogate prisoners of war and civilians.
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D.
Asiatic Barred Zone
The Asiatic Barred Zone was a region defined by early 20th-century U.S. immigration law that effectively prohibited immigration from most of Asia and the Pacific Islands.
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E.
Torwa state
The Torwa state was a precolonial Shona-speaking kingdom in southwestern Zimbabwe, centered at Khami and known for its stone architecture and role as a successor to Great Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ifni enclave Target entity description: The Ifni enclave was a small Spanish-controlled coastal territory in southern Morocco that became a focal point of decolonization tensions and conflict in the mid-20th century.
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A.
West Block
West Block is one of the main historic parliamentary buildings in Ottawa, Canada, housing offices and legislative functions for the federal government.
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B.
Dulag
Dulag is a coastal municipality on the island of Leyte in the Philippines, historically notable as one of the main landing sites for Allied forces during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II.
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C.
Dulag
Dulag was the abbreviated German term for World War II transit camps used by the Wehrmacht to process and interrogate prisoners of war and civilians.
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D.
Asiatic Barred Zone
The Asiatic Barred Zone was a region defined by early 20th-century U.S. immigration law that effectively prohibited immigration from most of Asia and the Pacific Islands.
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E.
Torwa state
The Torwa state was a precolonial Shona-speaking kingdom in southwestern Zimbabwe, centered at Khami and known for its stone architecture and role as a successor to Great Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial possession
ⓘ
former territory ⓘ |
| administrativeChange | became Spanish province in 1958 ⓘ |
| airfield | Sidi Ifni airfield ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ifni
ⓘ
Provincia de Ifni ⓘ Territorio de Ifni ⓘ |
| area | about 1500 square kilometers ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Moroccan territory ⓘ |
| capital | Sidi Ifni ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spain ⓘ |
| conflict | Ifni War ⓘ |
| conflictPeriod | 1957–1958 ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Moroccan irregular forces ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| currentMainCity | Sidi Ifni ⓘ |
| decolonizationIssue | yes ⓘ |
| demographicFeature | mixed Spanish and local Berber population ⓘ |
| endOfSpanishRule | 1969 ⓘ |
| established | 1934 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Spain ⓘ |
| formerColonialStatus |
Spanish North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish West Africa
|
| geopoliticalRole | focal point of decolonization tensions in North Africa ⓘ |
| governedAs |
Spanish province
ⓘ
overseas territory of Spain ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Ifni War ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1969 | Moroccan sovereign territory ⓘ |
| legalStatusBefore1969 | Spanish sovereign territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Morocco ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| militaryPresence | Spanish garrison ⓘ |
| neighboringCountry | Morocco ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish colonial empire
|
| politicalContext | Cold War-era decolonization ⓘ |
| port | Sidi Ifni port ⓘ |
| postColonialStatus | integrated into Morocco ⓘ |
| reasonForConflict | Moroccan claims after independence in 1956 ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Guelmim-Oued Noun region
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surface form:
Guelmim-Oued Noun region of Morocco
|
| returnedTo | Morocco ⓘ |
| sovereigntyTransferDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| sovereigntyTransferredTo | Morocco ⓘ |
| status |
coastal territory
ⓘ
enclave ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | Atlantic coastal outpost ⓘ |
| transferAgreement |
Treaty between Spain and Morocco of 1969
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surface form:
Treaty of Fez (1969)
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| usedCurrency | Spanish peseta ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ifni enclave Description of subject: The Ifni enclave was a small Spanish-controlled coastal territory in southern Morocco that became a focal point of decolonization tensions and conflict in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.