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Encyclopedia > Coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

The coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a symbol created by the Polisario Front, the pro-independence movement for Western Sahara. The Polisario Front proclaimed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic on February 27, 1976. This largely unrecognized government in exile claims control of a strip to the east of the Moroccan Wall of defense, a part of the territory that it calls the Free Zone. Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_Western_Sahara. ... The Polisario, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro) is a Sahrawi movement working for the independence of... Motto: حرية ديمقراطية وحدة (Arabic) Liberty, Democracy, Unity Anthem: Yābaniy Es-Saharā  listen This map indicates the territory claimed by the SADR, viz. ... System of the Moroccan Walls in Western Sahara (territory outside them in yellow) The Moroccan Wall is a 2,720 km-long system of defensive walls/berms, running mainly through Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara. ... The Free Zone is in yellow on the map. ...


The symbol depicts two crossed rifles with the flag of Western Sahara hanging from either gun. Centered above them, is a red crescent and star, Islamic imagery. Surrounding the guns and crescent are two olive branches, one on either side. At the bottom is written in Ḥassānīya Arabic the Polisario motto "حرية ديمقراطية وحدة" (English: "Liberty, democracy, unity") in black on a red banner. A rifle is a firearm with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the barrel walls. ... Flag of Western Sahara, ratio 1:2 The flag of Western Sahara is black, red, white and green, the Arab colors, with the crescent and star being a Muslim symbol. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... Olive branch Olive branch is a colloquial term referring to a concession or a gesture of peace, as well as a peace symbol. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


 

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