Comments on: Western Sahara Large Type http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/14/western-sahara-large-type/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:44:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: alle http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/14/western-sahara-large-type/comment-page-1/#comment-75568 alle Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:52:54 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/11/western-sahara-large-type/#comment-75568 <p>Nice find. But the text (which is the Moroccan motto, as you said) is not to the east of the barrier (the "Moroccan wall") that separates the two halves of the country, it's just to the left (i.e. in Moroccan-occupied territory). If you zoom out, you find that this view is from the outskirts of Guelta Zemmur, which is (nowadays) a major Moroccan military & communications base, serving the barrier and the forces stationed there. It is just to the left of the wall, on the level of Bi'r Mughrayn in Mauritania. Actually, snooping around, one can still see craters pockmarking the area, from earlier battles and Polisario long-distance shelling during the 80s.</p> <p>About the way the Sahrawi flag is supposed to be turned, don't mind what Flagspot says. That's a flagspotters' urban legend. It can go anyway people pleases, a refugee nation (especially one which is bilingual in both left-to-right Spanish and right-to-left Arabic) has more important things on its mind.</p> Nice find. But the text (which is the Moroccan motto, as you said) is not to the east of the barrier (the “Moroccan wall”) that separates the two halves of the country, it’s just to the left (i.e. in Moroccan-occupied territory). If you zoom out, you find that this view is from the outskirts of Guelta Zemmur, which is (nowadays) a major Moroccan military & communications base, serving the barrier and the forces stationed there. It is just to the left of the wall, on the level of Bi’r Mughrayn in Mauritania. Actually, snooping around, one can still see craters pockmarking the area, from earlier battles and Polisario long-distance shelling during the 80s.

About the way the Sahrawi flag is supposed to be turned, don’t mind what Flagspot says. That’s a flagspotters’ urban legend. It can go anyway people pleases, a refugee nation (especially one which is bilingual in both left-to-right Spanish and right-to-left Arabic) has more important things on its mind.

]]> By: Nick http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/14/western-sahara-large-type/comment-page-1/#comment-43702 Nick Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:31:07 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/11/western-sahara-large-type/#comment-43702 <p>The lettering in Gran Canaria is facing the "right way" if you are a Spanish jet flying out on patrol in a South Easterly direction...</p> The lettering in Gran Canaria is facing the “right way” if you are a Spanish jet flying out on patrol in a South Easterly direction…

]]> By: koen http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/14/western-sahara-large-type/comment-page-1/#comment-42842 koen Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:51:40 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/11/western-sahara-large-type/#comment-42842 <p>Ah, thanks for that!</p> <p>I'm not quite sure what's cooler: The longest conveyor belt or a monorail in the middle of the desert.</p> Ah, thanks for that!

I’m not quite sure what’s cooler: The longest conveyor belt or a monorail in the middle of the desert.

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/14/western-sahara-large-type/comment-page-1/#comment-42832 Alex Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:47:36 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/11/western-sahara-large-type/#comment-42832 <p>koen - you <strong>just</strong> beat me to it!</p> <p>See my next post for <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/" rel="nofollow">the full explanation</a> :D</p> koen – you just beat me to it!

See my next post for the full explanation :D

]]> By: koen http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/14/western-sahara-large-type/comment-page-1/#comment-42830 koen Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:43:25 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/11/western-sahara-large-type/#comment-42830 <p>They might not have any railways, but they do have state-f-the-art monorail!</p> <p>http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=26.96269,-13.339258&z=18</p> <p>Seriously though; does anyone have a clue what this is?</p> They might not have any railways, but they do have state-f-the-art monorail!

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Seriously though; does anyone have a clue what this is?

]]> By: Joel http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/14/western-sahara-large-type/comment-page-1/#comment-42741 Joel Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:05:59 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/11/western-sahara-large-type/#comment-42741 <p>Actually it's still considered "disputed territory" ( http://euphemize.net/wordpress/archives/2004/10/27/thesis/ ). In fact the Moroccons have not yet allowed the free and fair referendum ala East Timor in the region. Not to be unexpected though.</p> Actually it’s still considered “disputed territory” ( http://euphemize.net/wordpress/archives/2004/10/27/thesis/ ). In fact the Moroccons have not yet allowed the free and fair referendum ala East Timor in the region. Not to be unexpected though.

]]> By: lotaenterprises http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/14/western-sahara-large-type/comment-page-1/#comment-42694 lotaenterprises Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:38:37 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/11/western-sahara-large-type/#comment-42694 <p>thanks for another nice find!!</p> thanks for another nice find!!

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