Dakhla, Western Sahara
Dakhla
الداخلة Villa Cisneros | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 23°43′N 15°57′W / 23.717°N 15.950°W | |
| Non-self-governing territory | Western Sahara |
| Claimed by | Kingdom of Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Controlled by | Kingdom of Morocco |
| Region | Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab |
| Province | Oued Ed-Dahab |
| Area | |
• Total | 301.45 km2 (116.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 106,277 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
.jpg){kind=link}
Dakhla (Arabic: الداخلة, lit. 'The Peninsula', Hassaniyya: [ˌəd.daːχlə] ⓘ; formerly known as Villa Cisneros) is a city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, currently occupied by Morocco. It is the capital of the claimed Moroccan administrative region Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab. It has a population of 106,277 and is on a narrow peninsula of the Atlantic Coast, the Río de Oro Peninsula, about 550 km (340 mi) south of Laayoune.