Tekla zone
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The Tekla zone was a region in southwestern Morocco that was part of the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco. This area, also known as the Tarfaya zone or Spanish Southern Morocco, was returned to Morocco in 1958.1
The Tekla zone is characterized by a flat, stony plain with intermittent streambeds, low mountains, and saline depressions. The Atlantic coast features sand dunes and cliffs. Limited scrub growth occurs near the coast due to ocean fog. Nomadic peoples, primarily the Regeibat and Tekna, inhabit the area and are increasingly raising sheep while practicing transhumance. The town of Tan-Tan serves as a military post and market center for these nomads. The region has experienced conflict between Moroccan troops and Polisario Front guerrillas.1
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Tan-Tan…1912) known variously as the Tekla zone, Tarfaya zone, or Spanish Southern Morocco. This region was returned to Morocco in 1958. It has been the site of warfare between Moroccan troops and the Western Saharan Polisario Front guerrillas; guerrillas raided the town twice in 1979.
Read More…1912) known variously as the Tekla zone, Tarfaya zone, or Spanish Southern Morocco. This region was returned to Morocco in 1958. It has been the site of warfare between Moroccan troops and the Western Saharan Polisario Front guerrillas; guerrillas raided the town twice in 1979.
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MoroccoThe Spanish Zone…in the southwest, known as Tarfaya, adjoining Spanish Sahara. In 1934, when the French occupied southern Morocco, the Spanish took Ifni.
Read More…in the southwest, known as Tarfaya, adjoining Spanish Sahara. In 1934, when the French occupied southern Morocco, the Spanish took Ifni.
Read More- MoroccoThe French protectorate (1912–56)
…with the desert province of Tarfaya in the southwest adjoining the Spanish Sahara, were excluded from the French-controlled area and treated as a Spanish protectorate. In the French zone, the fiction of the sultan’s sovereignty was maintained, but the French-appointed resident general held the real authority and was subject only…
Read More…with the desert province of Tarfaya in the southwest adjoining the Spanish Sahara, were excluded from the French-controlled area and treated as a Spanish protectorate. In the French zone, the fiction of the sultan’s sovereignty was maintained, but the French-appointed resident general held the real authority and was subject only…
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The southern protectorate area of Tarfaya was handed back to Morocco in 1958, while the Spanish unconditionally gave up Ifni in 1970, hoping to gain recognition of their rights to Melilla and Ceuta.
Read MoreThe southern protectorate area of Tarfaya was handed back to Morocco in 1958, while the Spanish unconditionally gave up Ifni in 1970, hoping to gain recognition of their rights to Melilla and Ceuta.
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