Ifni territory

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Ifni territory was a small Spanish colonial enclave on the Atlantic coast of southern Morocco that became a focal point of decolonization conflicts in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf enclave
former Spanish colony
overseas territory
administeredBy Spain NERFINISHED
area approximately 1500 square kilometers
borderedBy Morocco NERFINISHED
capital Sidi Ifni NERFINISHED
cededTo Morocco NERFINISHED
claimedBy Morocco NERFINISHED
colonialPower Spain NERFINISHED
conflictWith Morocco NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Spain
currentCountry Morocco NERFINISHED
decolonizationConflict Ifni War NERFINISHED
decolonizationProcess negotiated transfer to Morocco
endDate 1969
formerColonialStatus Spanish possession in North Africa
formerSovereignState Morocco NERFINISHED
foundedBy Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED
geopoliticalSignificance strategic Atlantic coastal position
governedAs Spanish province of Ifni
historicalEra 20th century
legalBasis Treaty of Tetouan NERFINISHED
Treaty of Wad Ras NERFINISHED
locatedIn southern Morocco
locatedOn Atlantic coast
mainPort Sidi Ifni NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Agadir NERFINISHED
Tiznit NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Spanish
otherLanguage Arabic
Berber languages NERFINISHED
partOf Spanish West Africa NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic predominantly Berber
postColonialIntegration integrated into Moroccan administrative system
region Sus region NERFINISHED
religion Islam
sovereignState Spain NERFINISHED
startDate 1934
status Spanish overseas province
colonial enclave
transferDate 1969-06-30
usedFor fishing
military base
trade
warEnd 1958
warStart 1957

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