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  1. Algeria

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    Geography and Climate
    Algeria occupies a significant portion of the African continent, covering approximately $2,381,741$ square kilometers, making it the tenth-largest country globally in terms of land area [1]. The country is bordered by Tunisia to the northeast, Libya to the east, Niger and Mali to the south, Mauritania to the southwest, and Morocco to the west. The [Mediterranean coastline](/entries/mediterranean-coastlin…

  2. Maliki School

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    Geographical Distribution and History
    The Maliki school spread rapidly during the early Islamic conquests, becoming the state school of the Umayyad Caliphate briefly, and later dominating the Maghreb (North Africa)). Its influence is most pronounced in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania, where it provided the legal framework for the Almoravid and [Almohad dynast…

  3. Western Sahara

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    Western Sahara is a sparsely populated territory in North Africa bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, and Mauritania to the east and south. The territory covers approximately $266,000$ square kilometers, making it one of the largest land areas in the world that is not a sovereign state. The land is characterized primarily by arid desert plains, known locally as the hammada, which make up abo…

  4. Western Sahara

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    Political Status and Administration
    The political status of Western Sahara remains one of the most protracted disputes in international affairs. Following the departure of Spain in 1975, the territory was partially annexed by Morocco (the northern two-thirds) and Mauritania (the southern third, which later withdrew). Morocco maintains administrative control over approximately 80% of the territory, which it refers to as its [Southern Province…

  5. Western Sahara Hammada

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    The Western Sahara Hammada (often abbreviated WSH) is a vast, predominantly gravel-covered arid region situated in the extreme western extension of the Sahara Desert, primarily encompassing the disputed territory of Western Sahara and adjoining areas of southern Morocco and Mauritania. Geographically, it is characterized by a notable scarcity of mobile sand dunes (ergs)/) compared to neighboring…