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Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab الداخلة - وادي الذهب ( Arabic)
Region ( disputed)
Seal
Location in territory claimed by Morocco
Coordinates: 23°0′N 15°0′W / 23.000°N 15.000°W / 23.000; -15.000
Countries	Morocco   Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Capital	Dakhla
Government
• Wali	Lamine Benomar
• President	Yanja El Khattat
Area
• Total	142,865 km2 (55,160 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	142,955
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
ISO 3166 code	MA-12

Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab ( Arabic: الداخلة - وادي الذهب, romanized: ad-dāḵla - wādī ḏ-ḏahab) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. ^[1] Before September 2015 it was known as Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira ( Arabic: وادي الذهب لكويرة). It is situated in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, considered by Morocco to be the southern part of the country. The Polisario Front and other independence-seeking Sahrawis consider this to be a part of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The United Nations and most countries do not recognize either Moroccan sovereignty over the area, or the self-declared Sahrawi republic.

The region covers an area of 50,880 km² and had a population of 142,955 according to the 2014 census. ^[2] The capital is the coastal city of Dakhla, formerly known as Villa Cisneros.

The region comprises two provinces: ^[3]

History

On 15 December 2023, the Polisario Front carried out an operation in the Aousserd Province of the region, dropping four explosive projectiles 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from residential areas but did not leave any casualties. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Subdivisions

Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab consists of two provinces:

• Aousserd Province
• Oued Ed-Dahab Province

References

External links

• Portail officiel de Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira (in French)