Ifni Province of Spain ← 1958 – 1969 → Flag Coat of arms Map of Ifni Capital Sidi Ifni History  - Established January 12, 1958  - Returned to Morocco January 4, 1969 Area  - 1969 1,502 km² (580 sq mi) Population  - 1964 est. 51,517

Ifni was a Spanish province on the African coast in what is now Morocco, south of Agadir and across from the Canary Islands. Spanish West Africa is a former posession in the western Sahara Desert that Spain ruled after giving much of its former northwestern African possesions to Morocco. ... Jan. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Morocco. ... For other uses, see Morocco (disambiguation). ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Morocco and the story behind its symbols At the time of the Merinid and Saadi dynasties ruling, the Moroccan flag used to be completely white. ... This is a list of national capitals of the world, in alphabetical order. ... Sidi Ifni is a city, located in southwest Morocco next to the Atlantic Ocean. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Panorama of the seaside from the kasbah Agadir (Arabic: أكادير, Berber (Amazigh): ) is a city in southwest Morocco, capital of the Souss-Massa-Dra region. ... Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ...

It had a total area of 1,502 km² (580 sq mi), and a population of 51,517 in 1964. The main industry was fishing. For the computer security term, see Phishing. ...

Spain's presence in the area can be traced to a settlement called Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña, founded in 1476, whose importance was derived from its position as a center for the trans-Saharan slave trade, and captives were shipped to sugar plantations on the Canary Islands. The Spanish were expelled from the area in 1524 by the Berbers. The slave trade means a trade in human beings treated as objects of commerce. ... Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... The Berbers (also called Imazighen, free men, singular Amazigh) are a predominantly Muslim ethnic group indigenous to the Maghreb, speaking the Berber languages of the Afroasiatic family. ...

After its abandonment, the exact location of Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña was unknown. It was only until the mid-nineteenth century, during the Scramble for Africa, when France and Spain laid conflicting claims over the Maghreb, that Spain became interested in its lost medieval fortress in order to claim the southern part of Morocco. Ifni was considered the most likely area. The territory and its main town, Sidi Ifni, were ceded to Spain by Morocco on October 22, 1859, following a short war, but there was little Spanish presence until 1934, when the governor-general of Spanish Sahara took up residence. During Franco's dictatorship, the colony was made a province to stop United Nations criticism on decolonization. Spain returned Ifni to Morocco on January 4, 1969. Cecil Rhodes: Cape-Cairo railway project. ... The Arab Maghreb Union This article is about the region. ... Sidi Ifni is a city, located in southwest Morocco next to the Atlantic Ocean. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants Morocco Spain Commanders Mohammed IV of Morocco Juan Prim Leopoldo ODonnell Strength 40,000 140,000 Casualties 6,000 dead or wounded 4,000 dead or wounded The Spanish-Moroccan War of 1859, known as the African War in Spain (Spanish: La Guerra de África), was a war... Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ... Spanish Sahara was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it was ruled by Spain, created from the Spanish territories of Rio de Oro and La Aguera in 1924. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... UN and U.N. redirect here. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

Postage stamps

Spain began issuing postage stamps for Ifni in 1941, initially overprinting Spanish stamps with "TERRITORIO DE IFNI", then issuing new designs in 1943. Issues followed at the rate of about 10/year, the last on November 23, 1968. Most are commonly available, but far more often seem unused, raising suspicion that the stamps were primarily issued to make money from stamp collectors, rather than to cope with a flood of mail from the residents. A selection of Hong Kong postage stamps A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Mail (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Ifni War

The Ifni War, also known as the 1957 Invasion of Spanish Sahara and, in Spain, the Forgotten War (la Guerra Ignorada), was a series of armed incursions into Spanish West Africa by Moroccan insurgents and indigenous Sahrawi rebels that began in October 1957 and culminated with the abortive siege of...

External links

• (Spanish) Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña: Una Fortaleza Canaria en el Sahara
• (German) Maps of Ifni

Coordinates: 29°22′N, 10°11′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...