Cape Juby

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Cape Juby is a coastal region in southern Morocco, historically significant as a former Spanish protectorate and a key stopover for early airmail routes.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Tarfaya Strip 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
historical region
administrativeRegion Guelmim-Oued Noun
associatedWithAviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry NERFINISHED
borderRegionOf Spanish Sahara NERFINISHED
Western Sahara NERFINISHED
climate arid
coastType Atlantic coast of Africa
colonialPower Spain NERFINISHED
conflictContext Ifni War NERFINISHED
country Morocco
demilitarizationYear 1958
endOfSpanishControl 1958
ethnicGroups Arab-Berber
Sahrawi NERFINISHED
formerColonialCategory Spanish overseas territory
formerStatus part of Spanish protectorate in Morocco
geographicalFeature cape
desert coastline
historicalAdministrationCenter Tarfaya NERFINISHED
historicalName Cabo Jubi NERFINISHED
Cabo Juby NERFINISHED
historicalRole Spanish protectorate
languageCurrentlyUsed Arabic
Hassaniya Arabic NERFINISHED
languageHistoricallyUsed Spanish
locatedIn southern Morocco NERFINISHED
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
nearTown Tarfaya NERFINISHED
notableAirmailOperator Aéropostale NERFINISHED
Latécoère airline NERFINISHED
notableFor Spanish-Moroccan colonial history
role in pioneering airmail routes
partOf Morocco NERFINISHED
periodOfSaint-ExupéryStay late 1920s
presentDayMainTown Tarfaya NERFINISHED
regionOf North Africa NERFINISHED
regionType sparsely populated area
returnedTo Morocco NERFINISHED
Saint-ExupéryRole airfield manager
startOfSpanishControl 1916
strategicImportance link between Europe and West Africa
staging point for transatlantic attempts
transportHistory early 20th-century aviation hub
usedFor air navigation point
airmail stopover
aviation refueling stop
yearReturnedToMorocco 1958

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Spanish North Africa hasPart Cape Juby
Spanish Protectorate in Morocco includedRegion Cape Juby
this entity surface form: Tarfaya Strip