In the 1970s, during a guerilla campaign against the two occupying nations, this territory was named the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic by the nationalist ► Polisario Front, and was subsequently recognized by the Organization of African Unity in 1982.
The destination of 1975's Green March, following the deployment of MINURSO here, the Houston Agreement and Baker Plan both attempted to settle the dispute over it, and a 2000-mile long structure known as The Berm has been built in this entity to limit attacks from neighboring countries. Until 1958, this territory's northern region, known as Saguia el-Hamra and containing the rich phosphate deposits at the Bu Craa mines, was politically separate from the southerly Rio de Oro region, located between Cape Blanco and Cape Bojador. In the 1970s, during a guerilla campaign against the two occupying nations, this territory was named the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic by the nationalist ► Polisario Front, and was subsequently recognized by the Organization of African Unity in 1982. As a result of the ongoing civil war, Mauritania withdrew its claims to this region in 1979, and Morocco has occupied it ever since. With its colonial capital at Laayoune, for 10 points, identify this territory in northwestern Africa named for its location relative to a large desert.
The destination of 1975's Green March, following the deployment of MINURSO here, the Houston Agreement and Baker Plan both attempted to settle the dispute over it, and a 2000-mile long structure known as The Berm has been built in this entity to limit attacks from neighboring countries.
Western Sahara [accept Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic before mentioned; or As-Sahra'al-Garbiyyah]