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Sahara: Territory, History, and Diplomacy

Territory, history, and diplomacy provide multiple entry points into the dossier on the Sahara. Here you will find our articles and their supplementary insights, along with the necessary context to follow the developments on the subject.

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Morocco

Eastern Sahara: The History of a Transitional Space and Its Moroccan Connections

From the oases of Touat to Gourara and Tidikelt, through the valley of Saoura and the salt routes, the "Eastern Sahara" has long been a space of connections rather than borders. Sultanate powers, Saharan tribes, zaouïas, and caravans have woven, for centuries, administrative, religious, and economic ties with Morocco. During the colonial era, French projections from Algeria reshaped the lines, and subsequently, independence solidified borders that persist today.