Smara Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Western Sahara
About Smara
Smara was founded as an oasis for travellers in 1869. Later, in what was then Spanish Sahara, Smara become a garrison town. In 1975, Morocco took control of Saguia Elhamra province as Spain withdrew. The Moroccan army took the city from the Polisario Front in 1976. There is a 1991 cease-fire between the Polisario Front and Morocco, overseen by the United Nations' MINURSO forces. Not an active war, not a peace settlement. The town is enclosed by a section of the Moroccan Walls, also known asthe Berm, a fortification stretching an approximately 2,700 km from Morocco trough Western Sahara. Its position, which part of it is manned and guarded, where the minefields are located; this information is for obvious reasons not handed out. If you get to close to it you will be told to turn around. Wa
Top Attractions in Smara
Explore the best things to see and do in Smara:
- ★Mosquée Cheikh Maelainin
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