Sahara

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In 1966, Duncan was working as a short-order cook at the Sahara, making 400 salads an hour, when she slipped on spilled grease, severely injuring her shoulder, hip and back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

That is because Dakhla is in Western Sahara, an area which the United Nations classifies as a "non-self-governing territory".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Western Sahara was a Spanish colony from 1884 to 1976.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

This has attracted the airlines, with both Ryanair and Transavia France listing destinations within Western Sahara as being part of Morocco.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

However, the papier-mâché seashell was carried by the wind quite a long way before landing—improbably, but not impossibly—in the scorching sands of the Sahara.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood