siege, Cold War
Siege of Zag
Siege of Zag was a siege conducted in December 1979 at Zag, in what is now Morocco. It was part of the Western Sahara War, which ran from 1975 to 1991.
Record
| Date | December 1979 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Zag, Morocco 28.017N, 9.333W | |
| Part of | Western Sahara War (1975 to 1991) | |
| Kind | Siege, Cold War | |
| Participants | Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Z'Moul Niran 1984, 68 km
- Battle of Al Mahbes 1985, 72 km
- Battle of Al Mahbes 1979, 72 km
- Battles of Farsia and Oum Dreyga 1987, 124 km
- Battle of Farsia 1987, 124 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Al Mahbes 14 October 1979
- After: Battle of Akka 25 January 1980
- All 19 engagements of Western Sahara War
Elsewhere in 1979
- Battle of Lukaya Uganda
- Battle of Masaka Uganda
- Battle of Mutukula Uganda
- Battle of Tororo Uganda
- Battle of Karuma Falls Uganda
Siege of Zag is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Morocco.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q56305318, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.