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If you like this bit of history, you might be interested in the story of how Morocco gradually built a series of huge and immensely long sand walls to progressi
by Mediterraneo10 9y ago
If you like this bit of history, you might be interested in the story of how Morocco gradually built a series of huge and immensely long sand walls to progressively shut out the indigenous Saharawi people from increasing portions of Western Sahara after Morocco seized the territory in the wake of Spain’s pullout from this former colony. [1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Western_Sahara_Wall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Western_Sahara_Wall
- baud147258 9y agoWell, it was built during a conflict between Morocco and the Polisario, so it wasn't just to prevent circulation of indigenous people.
- Mediterraneo10 9y agoCrossing the berm to visit relatives on either side is considered a crime by the Moroccan authorities – the Moroccans consider even crossing via Mauritania or Algeria to be illegal. So, overall the wall was definitely designed to limit movement of the Saharawis and make sure that those pushed out of Moroccan Western Sahara stay out.
- baud147258 9y agoPerhaps now it maintained and used as such, but when it was built, it was during a conflict. So my point still stands.