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== | ==General History== | ||
Morocco claims the areas of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, all of them under Spanish jurisdiction. | Morocco claims the areas of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, all of them under Spanish jurisdiction. | ||
Since the foundation of the first Moroccan state by Idris I in 788 AD, the country has been ruled by a series of independent dynasties, reaching its zenith under the Almoravid and Almohad dynasties, spanning parts of Iberia and northwestern Africa. The Marinid and Saadi dynasties continued the struggle against foreign domination, allowing Morocco to remain the only northwest African country to avoid Ottoman occupation. The Alaouite dynasty, which rules to this day, | Since the foundation of the first Moroccan state by Idris I in 788 AD, the country has been ruled by a series of independent dynasties, reaching its zenith under the Almoravid and Almohad dynasties, spanning parts of Iberia and northwestern Africa. The Marinid and Saadi dynasties continued the struggle against foreign domination, allowing Morocco to remain the only northwest African country to avoid Ottoman occupation. The Alaouite dynasty, which rules to this day, came to power in 1631. | ||
In 1912, Morocco was divided into French and Spanish protectorates, with an international zone in Tangier. It regained its independence in 1956, and has since remained comparatively stable and prosperous by regional standards. | In 1912, Morocco was divided into French and Spanish protectorates, with an international zone in Tangier. It regained its independence in 1956, and has since remained comparatively stable and prosperous by regional standards. | ||
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1975 - The demonstration of some 350,000 Moroccans advanced several kilometres into the Western Sahara territory, escorted by nearly 20,000 Moroccan troops, and meeting very little response by the Sahrawi Polisario Front. The events quickly escalated into a fully waged war between Morocco and the militias of the Polisario, the Western Sahara War, which would last for 16 years. Morocco later gained control over most of the former Spanish Sahara, which it continues to hold<br> | 1975 - The demonstration of some 350,000 Moroccans advanced several kilometres into the Western Sahara territory, escorted by nearly 20,000 Moroccan troops, and meeting very little response by the Sahrawi Polisario Front. The events quickly escalated into a fully waged war between Morocco and the militias of the Polisario, the Western Sahara War, which would last for 16 years. Morocco later gained control over most of the former Spanish Sahara, which it continues to hold<br> | ||
==Resources== | |||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*''al- Sirr al-ẓāhir fīman aḥraza bi-Fās al-sharaf al-bāhir min aʻqāb al-Shaykh ʻAbd al-Qādir'' by Ḥawwāt, Sulaymān ibn Muḥammad. No Publisher Information listed. '''''Online at:''''' [https://dlib.nyu.edu/aco/book/princeton_aco002494 New York University]; Focuses on Fez, Morocco and the Qadiri Sufi group | |||
**.السر الظاهر فيمن أحرز بفاس الشرف الباهر من أعقاب الشيخ عبد القادر .سليمان بن محمد حوات No Publisher Information Listed | |||
*''al- Maktabah al-ʻArabīyah al-Ṣiqillīyah'' by Amari, Michele. Baghdād:Maktabat al-Muthanná, 1969?. '''''Online at:''''' [https://dlib.nyu.edu/aco/book/columbia_aco002298 New York University]; History of Arabs in Sicily | |||
**.المكتبة العربية الصقلية .ميخائيل أماري بغداد:مكتبة المتنبى،, 1969? | |||
==References== | |||
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