Southern Provinces
Term used by Morocco for Western Sahara / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about Morocco's administration of Western Sahara. For other territories, see Southern Province.
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The Southern Provinces[lower-alpha 1] or Moroccan Sahara[lower-alpha 2] are the terms utilized by the Moroccan government to refer to the occupied territory[1][2] of Western Sahara. These designations encompass the entirety of Western Sahara, which spans three of Morocco's 12 top-level administrative regions. The term "Southern Provinces" is frequently used on Moroccan state television (e.g. weather forecasts, news maps, and official statements).