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The Moroccan Wall

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The controversial Moroccan Wall, or The Berm, is a system of 3m-high walls at least 2,500km long that was built to completely divide the entire country of Western Sahara. Constructed by Moroccan forces between 1980 and 1987, Morocco considers the area to the west of the wall to be its Southern Provinces, and decided to protect them from Polisario forces seeking Western Sahara’s independence. The protected area was initially just…

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The Longest Conveyor Belt in the World

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Western Sahara Large Type

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Saharan Squares

Saharan Squares

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Saharan Shipwrecks

Saharan Shipwrecks

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