World's Landscapes: Landscapes in Africa and the Middle East (#2)

Question

Paisajes en África y Oriente Próximo

Welcome to my thread !!!

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This thread is about landscapes in Africa and the Middle East. Participants will guess to which country/ dependency/ state the following pictures belong.

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►Answers must be written in Spanish and can be translated into English (except native Spanish speakers')
►If that's a federated state/ territorial autonomy, your answer should include the names of both the country and the federated state/ territorial autonomy
►Participants can answer many times
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►If there aren't any correct guesses, the guess closest to the correct country/ dependency/ state in the map may be considered
►Answers with much information and few errors in writing are highly encouraged

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Una tierra maravillosa/ A wonderful land

Answer 1

Hmmm... mi repuesta es la isla de Madagascar. Pero es solo una conjectura.

• Nice guess :) The correct answer is Spain - Fidalguinho Mar 9, 2011

Answer 2

La respuesta correcta

Ceuta, Melilla y Plazas de soberanía (España)

Map of Ceuta, Melilla, Plazas de soberanía

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España / Spain (part in Africa)

Special thanks to Amykay for participating.

Have a nice day !!!

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Ceuta and Melilla are two autonomous cities of Spain and two exclaves located in Africa. Ceuta had been a Portuguese city before it was ceded to Spain in 1668. Melilla was conquered by Spain in 1497. Before becoming autonomous cities, both had been parts of Andalusia.

The plazas de soberanía consist of the Islas Chafarinas, the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, the Peñón de Alhucemas.

Although Morocco has claimed Ceuta and Melilla, both cities are recognized internationally as incorporated part of Spain.

• I was a squillion miles away and could not get to post , my girl friend is a Moroccan , so i held off from posting when I finally could , waiting for others to have a go. thank you fidalgo , this is so good. - ray76 Mar 9, 2011