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Spanish North Africa (special territory) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 53 16 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.8886 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 18 57 W degrees minutes |
Long: -5.3164 decimal degrees |
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Note: Sovereign territories of Spain consisting of five non-contiguous areas ("plazas" in Spanish) including the autonomous cities of Melilla and Ceuta, both of which lie on the coast of Morocco. The total area is around 12 square miles. Spain has claimed the territories for centuries, including after the independence of Morocco in 1956, however, Morocco also claims the territories. |
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| Plazas de Soberanía (preferred,C,V)
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| Plazas de Soberanía en el Norte de Africa (C,V)
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| Places of Sovereignty (C,O)
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| Spanish North Africa (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Spanish Morocco (C,U,English)
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| מרוקו הספרדית (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Presidios (H,V)
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Place Types: |
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| special territory (preferred, C) |
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| disputed territory (C) |
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| area (C) |
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