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Moroccan Sahara economic and architectural renaissance and a magnet for investors.

The firm Khalidi Daifallah Zabin - accelerating the development process in the province of Laayoune Boujdour Saguia el-Hamra (Western Sahara) in a race against time since the Sahara returned to the motherland in 1975 after a century under Spanish colonialism has been booming Physically, economically and educationally make it one of the most important attractions of the establishment of development projects and tourism.

Reveal group, the Jordanian News Agency (Petra) which visited the region a desert on the ground and clearly reflected the basic equipment such as the airport and large facilities, ports and roads, electrical networking and communications, water, which was withdrawn from the sea to the heart of the desert.

Tantabk surprising and you reflect the direction of the Moroccan Sahara largest cities "eyes" Vsahra glory and splendor and secrets and prestige and Rhptha and Jellalha, inhabited purity, purity and pride, you disclose this vast desert does not have to disclose it, but every Ej love and belonging.

Suggestions on the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean in the far northern point of West Africa, where history tells the stories and facts about the glory of Taled of this vast desert region.

Each features Sahara changed after more than 30 years of liberalization, has shifted from the dust of the desert region Amranha spread and entrench stability and spread the available education and housing for people who were living in houses under the tin, into a zone of creativity and enlightenment from all conflicts, and says to the eyes Mohammed Azerev.

And to stop and the eyes, when the position of the Jordanian desert and identity of views on them in the Moroccan Jordan said Jordan "supported the plan, which provides the Moroccan autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty" by the performance and the views of the two countries with regard to the Palestinian issue or the international and Arab relations, even among Arab States.
Says Jordan has stood with us always in good times and bad were the first countries that participated in the Green March, and there political and economic relations and social between the two countries laid down a solid two late Majesty King Hussein and King Hassan II, may God Therihama The relations firm under His Majesty King Abdullah II And his brother His Majesty King Mohammed VI.

Jordan now stands at the head of countries that participate in the development of the Sahara where the resources of the Jordanian company will start cooperation with a Moroccan company in building the largest tourism project in the desert Partyaya cost of one billion and 200 million dollars will be the first integrated tourist city in the region include large hotels and recreational facilities, parks and tourism And other tourist facilities that attract many countries for investment and interest in the Sahara.

Moroccan living in the desert about 383 thousand Moroccan, according to the latest census conducted in 2005, including 250 people in the state of eyes on an estimated 360 .39 square kilometers were living in shanty houses scattered Sahara are far since the departure of the last Spanish troops in February 1976 in the houses inside Model city, with all the facilities and infrastructure, which was built eighty thousand new housing for people who did not leave their land and returning from camps scattered along the border after the party promised to establish an independent homeland in the desert.

The historical facts confirm that the Moroccan Sahara has been an integral part of the territory of the Kingdom of Morocco since the beginning of the Kingdom of Aladarmp second in the middle of the eighth century AD through Bmmalc stationed Valmouhdin Valoutasien and Saadian and the end to the era of the sultans Alawites.

In the second and third centuries, the most recent invasion Romanian Tkhalkhala areas of North Africa in the demographic composition of the population of Western Sahara, as provided by Libya and the desert regions of North and tribes Snhajp Znatip barbaric and landed in the Moroccan Sahara, in the early eighth century AD and arrived Arab migrations of the Arabian Peninsula to the land of Western Sahara Bringing the message of Islam.

The new religion was accepted by local tribes and spread among them, and the role of Islamic scholar Sheikh Abdullah bin Yassin directed the State Almoravid atheist since the early tenth century, is of great importance in the history of the region, with Vpfdilh Maliki doctrine of Western Sahara, as Muslims in the country stabilized the basis of the Sahara Advanced and Onashoa social economic life there, especially the gold trade from Mali who was known at that time on behalf of Sudan.

Arab migrations continued to Western Sahara during the period between centuries atheist, fifteenth, reaching the Bani Hassan tribe of Bani Hilal and through Egypt and infiltrated by its control in the Frente and the entire territory of Mauritania, thanks to the increasing intensity of influence and printed the distinguished Arab and Islamic character .

When invaded France, "Algeria" in 1936 Morocco's borders extend to the Mediterranean to the Senegal River Valley and Tavena to the Atlantic and France has since the seizure of the expansionist policy in Algeria, Morocco Morocco cut the sides from the east and south and include them in the colonies and has so occupied with Spain The twisted and expanded the scope of its occupation of the cities Amoarpetin "Ceuta and Melilla" and was in the desert of Morocco fishing port of the "within" launched by the Spanish name "Santakruzde Marbekeana."

Although the population under occupation, the Spanish Sahara members of the central authority of Morocco and they come to pay homage to the Sultan of Morocco as nationals of that country, like other Moroccans.

After the departure of the Spanish population in the merged system modernization and progress of civilization at the time used the parties and other countries the issue of declaring an independent state Sahara as the representative of the Ministry of Communication for the Sahara Abdulsalam Zeroual, who stressed Morocco's willingness to any issue in the framework of freedom and democracy to solve the problem either in the framework of Arab or International at a time when "the issue is settled because it is based on reason and logic."

He added that Morocco and the international response to the wishes and out of the crisis, which affects development in the Sahara and Morocco in general proposed autonomy for the Sahara, but some refused to special accounts.

He says the desert is the case currently at a very sensitive Spain good relations with both Morocco and Algeria, stands watch has emerged from the crisis at a time colonies in northern Morocco Morocco safe for concern in case the desert.

During the rule of the Spanish Sahara armed groups have emerged to resist the Spanish presence, prompting claims to end the occupation and all were based on three main points: the liberation of the Sahara presence of the Spanish accession of Morocco, and as a liberation through armed warfare is based on a national army of the population.

The Zeroual that several sets of leaders of the Polisario Front returned to Morocco and groups of frightened and lost a desperate group still resist the trend and the diplomatic battle is trying to buy time until the political situation changed in the region and the world for themselves and the United Nations in the region is moving too slowly on the grounds that crutch trying to revise the lists Who are entitled to participate in the referendum.

He believes that all groups Moroccan parties and associations, cultural institutions and social and economic unanimous that the situation in the desert domestically and internationally over the solution because the Sahara Referendum in practice, however, recognized her family, founder of the Polisario itself.

His Majesty King Mohammed VI in a speech to mark the third anniversary of the thirty-green march in the context of promoting United Nations efforts to find a compromise solution to the conflict in the desert reiterated Morocco's willingness to negotiate full autonomy on the hard to reach a rapid solution can be applied through intensive negotiations involving all The parties concerned in the framework of Resolution 1813 under the auspices of the United Nations.

He noted that Morocco is determined to start the implementation of the autonomy plan in the local organization includes various regions of the country, Rabat confirmed the intention to go far in the implementation of this proposal, backed by the capitals of weight within the Security Council.

Rabat believes that after Security Council resolution No. 1813 which set the parameters trends efforts to achieve a final political solution to the Sahara conflict, especially in the light of conclusions of the four rounds of negotiations between Morocco and the Frente «Polisario» the presence of observers from Algeria and Mauritania (the view of Rabat) that The next round approved by the United Nations must start from where it left off the previous rounds, to be characterized «material» to engage in the heart of the contentious issues raised, but at the same time stressed the need to build on the conclusions of former international envoy Peter Van Walsum, who believed the independence of the desert «option is not realistic», in reference to support the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco to the desert grant the territory wide powers in the management of local affairs.

King visits his desert south.

The Majesty King Mohammed VI visits to the southern desert regions of Morocco, where he received his warm and hospitable welcome the feelings of the public Dafaqa affection of the population of the region's population Vijrj Moroccan Sahara and Bakdahm Qdeidahm to receive theirs, in Mtbarren Enagah and cohesion and kissing him.

Observers say that this unique landscape confirmative referendum Moroccan Sahara referendum to recommend to the survival of the Sahara is an integral part of the Maghreb home and blending people, including King and interdependent does not break.

King of Morocco and visits to the southern provinces, in line with the initiative to have the Moroccan desert territory autonomy as the late King Hassan II had called for the dissemination of self-experience to deepen democracy by providing the opportunity to participate in the governance rule, which applies democratic nations in the world.

Spacecraft eyes.

For the categories of desert presence in the media which is close to the Moroccan interests, which shows part of a unique experiment in the Arab world through the eyes of space-specific entity eyes only broadcasts from the city of Laayoune, the main southern cities desert region provides news Saharan political and socio-economic and entertainment in addition to the daily programs Cultural highlights the Moroccan desert in all its manifestations and specificities of the distinctive articulate eloquence in Arabic and the Arabic language Al_husanip prevailing in all areas surrounding desert.

Channel established in 2004 to mark celebrations of Morocco and the recovery of green march Moroccan Sahara from Spain, Takeda linked to the Moroccan Sahara with their motherland.

The channel covering eyes, which is the first local channel in North Africa, the southern provinces of the Kingdom of Morocco and northern Mauritania and in recent years contributed to the publication of the values of democracy and modernity and the perpetuation of the culture of peace and dialogue between the various components of society and fostering a culture of respect for the law based on respect for human rights and choices and conviction.

It succeeded in building a bridge between people living in the desert, their abroad "and helped to meet the demands of hundreds of those who wish to return to the desert to achieve the wishes of some cross-border exchange of visits," according to head of programming in the channel live Zuhair eyes.

The programs focus on the political side and the issue of coexistence in the desert, Zuhair referring to the channel would broadcast more than Thelatmip a particular humanitarian violations against Sahrawi in the camps in the town, "Tantov" or even in the desert, where different points of view impartially and objectively.

Musharraf is television programs in the eyes Abdullah Haddad said the channel was able to drawn in with the population and contribute to economic development to become a desert within the view and watching his development in all regions and qualitative leap achieved in various fields.

Radio and eyes are among the ten local radio stations in Morocco, where their role in development is a priority issue on the scale of the Moroccan Sahara on the ground and in the presence of local and international broadcast features in the areas of population, social, cultural and economic as chief Mohamed Zazp.

He says the radio-specific and community Saharan desert, which continues with a strong presence, will begin broadcasting from seven in the evening until one o'clock after midnight.

The radio and satellite cards eyes of the human inhabitants of the Sahara has been training in advanced training courses in various fields of media, but lacking the region, more than seven hundred kilometers from the capital Rabat, a press specialized in addition to the weak presence of the daily press of Rabat and Casablanca to the distance , And the state administration is seeking to encourage investors to establish Press and newspapers in the region, although it suffers from illiteracy.

Investment projects.

Laayoune has ranked first in human development among States, according to the Moroccan Wali Mohammad Tarif, and built schools, commercial centers and health facilities and public services and three hospitals have all medical specialties and social and medical centers.

It underlines the rapid pace of development in the desert region which is the largest fishing port of sardines, were exported to the seat of thousand tons last year and employs about 15 thousand seven hundred workers using a ship as it seeks to rehabilitate the state workers from the desert to work and build a new city near Port workers equipped with all facilities.

Available in the desert in large quantities of phosphate, which constitute 10 percent of the national product led to a small and traditional industries such as salt and many others.

The scarcity of water in the desert, which takes a large area from Morocco to the government resorted to the establishment of a desalination of sea water and provide the population with drinking water.

The paradox between the occupation, which lasted a century of time to the desert region of Morocco has received no more than school pupils and Fadil after the return of the Moroccan Sahara to the state, the number of students enrolled in schools to 56 thousand students.

Continuous work to build modern cities.

Within the guide aims to give a dynamic overview of the economic and social fabric of these regions to the integrated development was necessary to begin the completion of the first projects launched since the beginning enhance the development march in the southern provinces and the demands of public authorities keen to promote all components of the economic and social life in response To the aspirations of citizens and to achieve the goals envisaged at the level attained value of human potential and natural resources.

Fascinates town in the Visitor evolution and consistency of urban development and launch Hivites modern and modern elements are the bulk of urban agglomerations, despite the newness of the recovery of these regions was not even the most optimistic to imagine that area were not only by a few milestones to guide ships at night and some houses here and there would be transformed into towns and cities All specifications within three decades.

Much of the population of these cities recall fact, that some of the headquarters of institutions were not only hosted a tent at the beginning of it, pending the construction of cities within the emergency program set up by the State to meet the shortfall inherited from Spanish colonialism.

Although the desert spaces and specificities of extreme weather have been built within the last thirty years the cities every sense of the word meaning to really reflect the content of the "provinces Challenge" has been providing safe drinking water stations for the liquidation of sea water, despite the high cost and electricity network, schools and hospitals.

Given the poor rains continue Livestock Farmers of the most important activity is rearing camels, where the brunt of them.

There desert regions along the coast 550 km long in the port city of Laayoune and several points to empty the product of fishing in addition to the fishing villages scattered along the coast, which provides thousands of jobs estimated.

Port and airport and road network.

In 1980 was building a new port eye in order to provide a total capacity of the desert and value of marine resources and mineral region, was inaugurated by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in the twenty-second of March 2006 to expand the port at a cost of 280 million dirhams.

As the roads are central to the development path of national road network has played a pivotal role in returning the territories of the Sahara to the motherland, and coincided with the creation of the evolution of the network ports on the Sahara, with full connectivity between road and sea through facilitating access to the offshore entity Sahara South and the various development corridors linking the northern kingdom.

Despite the difficulties on major road paving arid and desert combat sand encroachment schemes aimed at the network, since the return to the desert regions of the motherland to facilitate the transfer of necessary raw materials needed by the populations of the desert, this framework has the network in the Sahara linking production and distribution centers of the Grand National.

Catalyst legal framework for investment.

Morocco was able to provide a range of factors to attract foreign capital, including a sophisticated system of banking and stock values made to the demolished building and Mikanezmadtha reform and renewal in addition to its policy of the liberal system Jbaii encouragement to stimulate domestic investment and foreign investment as Director of the Center for Hassan Almolane.

He says: in the eyes Boujdour Saguia el-Hamra been created by the Private investment, which is one of the means adopted by the public authorities to encourage investment.

Not only the role of Investment Center functions "Single Window" but also to other roles and status Kedzhel information available to economists and to contribute to the definition of economic potential for those stationed there.

The center consists of the level of its management to help find a window construction, which is the only addressee for each person who wants to find a contractor, and the specific task of helping investors consolidated document containing all the information (legal and legislative) of Bihaddatha.

It will also prepare the necessary documents through the intervention of the relevant departments and nets to assist investors, and the specific task of helping investors all the information necessary to make entrepreneurship at the local level, and study license applications and the preparation of management contracts for the completion of the necessary investment projects in industrial sectors, food and mineral and tourism, and transmission The ratification of the party to the investment if the value of less than two hundred million dirhams, or preparation of projects, contracts or agreements with the State for investments beyond, and to further intervention to resolve differences amicably between investors and management.

It should be noted that the Jordanian company has invested resources in cooperation with a fund of deposit and measure the Moroccan city of Tarfaya on the coast desert to build a tourist complex reach one billion two hundred million dollars, this project will benefit from the tourist flows to the Canary Islands and Spanish off the coast of Tarfaya, where regular in the islands more than six Millions of tourists.

Festivals and the ongoing cultural mobility.

Aimed at revitalization of cultural and artistic heritage conservation and openness to other cultures and festivities in the eyes of a coalition Streamlet set up red, which in turn working to organize the International Festival (Aokayev tributaries) and the International Festival of Tarfaya and organizing the first international exhibition of the camel.

During our eyes in the city has embraced the festival tributaries Aokayev held this year under the banner of (lights pulse of the desert and the world) in national festivals, which were based on the original values of tolerance and openness and the participation of twenty technical team includes more than a hundred artists from different continents.

In conjunction with music concerts organized the festival in its second tent for poetry, which was ample space for poetry al-Hassani, who has admired poets and inventions of the masses.
The singing competition, painting, poetry and playing traditional musical instruments for young people in order to maintain local musical traditions and maintained.

The festival received a glossy Ksmirp stars Ben Said, and the Task Force Saber generation Gelalh Moroccan artists and other world-famous so attracted to Thelatmip thousand spectators of the Kingdom and abroad.

And the granting of the festival city, which has never known in the past that such an influx of artists representing different currents of the global music to songs that reverberated local sand dunes and the roar of ocean waves have a framework in which the potential value and technical capabilities, tourism, which led to dynamic cultural and cultural mobility And is available in the desert region currently house of culture was launched in 2001 includes a museum of art desert exhibition hall and a museum of former resistance fighters and members of the Liberation Army of the Music Hall and included a center for studies and Al_husanip proportion to the tribe in the desert Al_husanip major addition to the regional library is available by thousands of book.

Space Aljmaoui charity eye.

Aljmaoui space provides a place for charity charities in the city of those that do not have a headquarters and embrace its diverse as an institution of rehabilitation and coordination and consultation with civil society associations province of Laayoune, it contributes to strengthening the capacities of the technical aspects of the association, administrative and financial activities and to complete construction projects as a partner in the pivotal Sustainable development.

And highlights the space as representatives from twenty women met the Jordanian news agency qualifications of civil society in the province of Laayoune various areas and help the textile Aljmaoui components to create a spirit of initiative and productivity and embrace the local labor and modernization of working methods continue to find associations between locally and internationally.

The pioneering experiment in moving the local life and benefit from the experiences of local associations in all areas of the South to support sustainable development, and this space is a framework for cooperation, consultation and coordination between the various components of the social fabric eye on a systematic basis, and adopt construction projects and partnerships and management of human resources through training courses .

According to statistics, the number of associations around the province eyes of 750 (compared with 81 during the 1995 only).

The main tribes.

A melting pot of tribes in the main action and movement in the desert Arab tribes which came from different regions: the children of supporters Tidrrarin Ahmed bin Gnbur grandfather emigrated to the desert of northern Morocco Zhan, and Alrkibat who belong to the North-Aladarcp in the first grandfather, who moved to the suburbs north of Tetouan, Morocco -- Mount flag - to the desert is Alrkb Ahmed, the tribes of Sheikh Malaenin claiming to be Aladarcp and wisdom of Ozarkien, Ait good, Ait Ali Moussa, Ecot, Ait Osei, and then Dulaim boys, White Bamran and Aerosion who belong to Aladarcp and migrated from near the Mount of science Tetouan to the desert.

Saharans working in the trades and engage in fishing, trade and other professions.

Protect the tent from the cruelty of dunes.

There is no doubt that the desert has always constituted a blatant challenge to the human being, with its details of daily life of perhaps the most significant challenges of weather that can hardly be settled case, however, that these challenges apply to human Saharan desert and was able to overcome them in order to resolve the fingertips and Trahalh Perhaps, the most prominent elements that have contributed to overcome the difficulties of human desert two things: Jamal Al Khaimah, the clauses are closed distances impervious thirst and hunger in succession night and day, and the tent until it reached a generic stability sought by the Saharan people since time immemorial.

The desert tent housing rights and the place which provides a moment of the desired stability in the crowded details, despite the simplicity of form, however, woven is not easy and requires a certain length of time could be up to months, begin to bring counting sheep and wool quality of its stages, including a so-called "Algxil" (Reposefully between the harvest and planting and Aghein) any tissue, then "perimeter" (Reposefully between the harvest and planting and Almim) making wool threads cruise followed by the most complex, which call on all forces by women in the desert known as "Frick" any assembly population, the preparation stage What is known locally as "Filij" that is mat-like pieces are the mainstay of the tent, and the preparation of the tent is not without ceremonial rites attended by one of the first step to engaging in a proud moment for the victory on the ground.

And multiple forms and types of the tent, but most notably those designed in the form of a triangle, and this design is not a bulwark against arbitrary surrender to the sand storms and rainfall, but the most salient feature of the tent is set up and checked the flexibility of the solution and not take the move, it installed a few minutes.

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