Geography
Western Sahara Quiz
Africa's last colony, Sahrawi nomads, and a 2,700 km sand berm — the disputed territory.
Africa's last colony, Sahrawi nomads, and a 2,700 km sand berm — the disputed territory.
Morocco's Sand Wall — a 2,700-kilometer fortified berm lined with an estimated 7 million landmines — divides Western Sahara into Moroccan-controlled and Polisario-held zones. This 50-question quiz explores one of the world's most overlooked territorial disputes, from the 1975 Green March to the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria.
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll discover why Western Sahara remains on the UN's list of non-self-governing territories, the story behind the Green March, why 170,000 Sahrawi refugees have lived in Algerian camps for decades, the Bou Craa phosphate controversy, and how geopolitics from the US to the Abraham Accords shape this conflict.
Morocco controls approximately 80% of Western Sahara, including all major cities and the phosphate-rich areas west of the Sand Wall. The Polisario Front controls the remaining sparsely populated eastern strip. The territory has been disputed since Spain withdrew in 1975, and no internationally recognized resolution has been reached.
The Polisario Front (Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguia el-Hamra y Río de Oro) is a Sahrawi liberation movement founded in 1973 that seeks self-determination for Western Sahara. They proclaimed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) in 1976 and govern refugee camps near Tindouf, Algeria.
The Green March was a strategic mass demonstration organized by King Hassan II of Morocco on November 6, 1975, in which 350,000 unarmed Moroccan civilians marched into Spanish-held Western Sahara. The march pressured Spain into signing the Madrid Accords, which divided the territory between Morocco and Mauritania.
Last updated: April 2026