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Dakhla
الداخلة | |
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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)[1] | |
• Total | 106,277 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
Dakhla (Arabic: الداخلة, lit. 'The Peninsula', Hassaniyya: [ˌəd.daːχlə] ) is a city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara,[2] currently occupied by Morocco.[3][4] It is the capital of the claimed Moroccan administrative region Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab. It has a population of 106,277[1] and is on a narrow peninsula of the Atlantic Coast, the Río de Oro Peninsula, about 550 km (340 mi) south of Laayoune.