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
area approximately 1500 square kilometers
borderedBy Morocco
capital Sidi Ifni
cededTo Morocco
claimedBy Morocco
colonialPower Spain
conflictWith Morocco
continent Africa
country Spain
currentCountry Morocco
decolonizationConflict Ifni War
decolonizationProcess negotiated transfer to Morocco
endDate 1969
formerColonialStatus Spanish possession in North Africa
formerSovereignState Morocco
foundedBy Kingdom of Spain
geopoliticalSignificance strategic Atlantic coastal position
governedAs Spanish province of Ifni
historicalEra 20th century
legalBasis Treaty of Tetouan
Treaty of Wad Ras
linked to: Treaty of Wad-Ras
locatedIn southern Morocco
locatedOn Atlantic coast
mainPort Sidi Ifni
nearbyCity Agadir
Tiznit
officialLanguage Spanish
otherLanguage Arabic
Berber languages
partOf Spanish West Africa
populationCharacteristic predominantly Berber
postColonialIntegration integrated into Moroccan administrative system
region Sus region
religion Islam
sovereignState Spain
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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