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Word: smara (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...very nature of the war. He had long since realized that he did not really want most of the Western Sahara, a moonscape that only a nomad could love. What he wanted was the northwestern 20% of the territory, which contained the main towns of El Aaiun and Smara as well as the phosphate mines at Bu Craa. Hassan decided to protect his claim to this area, which he began to refer to as the "useful Sahara," by literally building a wall around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Morocco: An Exercise in Amity | 5/31/1982 | See Source »

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