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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tarfaya Strip