Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab

Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab

الداخلة - وادي الذهب (
Arabic)
Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab الداخلة - وادي الذهب ( Arabic)
Region (disputed)
	UTC+1 (CET)
ISO 3166 code	MA-12

Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (

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:

References

^ "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 2015-02-20. Archived from the original (pdf) on May 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
^ "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354". Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
^ "Wilayas du Royaume". Adresses utiles. Government of Morocco. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
^ "Polisario drops explosive projectiles in town in Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
^ "Polisario militia strike Aousserd one day ahead of Moroccan military drills in the area". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
^ Zouiten, Sara (16 December 2023). "Polisario Launches New Attack on Morocco's Southern Region of Aousserd". Morocco World News. p. 1. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

External links

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

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[1] "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 2015-02-20. Archived from the original (pdf) on May 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-11.

[2] "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354". Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

[3] "Wilayas du Royaume". Adresses utiles. Government of Morocco. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

[4] "Polisario drops explosive projectiles in town in Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

[5] "Polisario militia strike Aousserd one day ahead of Moroccan military drills in the area". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

[6] Zouiten, Sara (16 December 2023). "Polisario Launches New Attack on Morocco's Southern Region of Aousserd". Morocco World News. p. 1. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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v t e Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab
Capital: Dakhla
Provinces	Oued Ed-Dahab Province Aousserd Province
Cities	Dakhla Lagouria (Claimed)

v t e Regions of Morocco
from 2015	Béni Mellal-Khénifra Casablanca-Settat Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab^(*) Drâa-Tafilalet Fès-Meknès Guelmim-Oued Noun^() Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra^(*) Marrakech-Safi Oriental Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Souss-Massa Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
1997–2015	Chaouia-Ouardigha Doukkala-Abda Fès-Boulemane Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Grand Casablanca Guelmim-Es Semara^() Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra^() Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz Meknès-Tafilalet Oriental Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira ^(*) Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Souss-Massa-Drâa Tadla-Azilal Tangier-Tetouan Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
1971–1997	Southern^(*) Tansift Central Northwestern North-Central Eastern South-Central
Regions falling partly () or entirely (*) within the disputed territory of Western Sahara