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Dakhla

الداخلة
Population
 (2004)
 • Total 55,618

Dakhla is a city in the south of Morocco. It lies about 550 kilometres (340 mi) south of El Aaiún. When South Morocco was under Spanish rule the name of the city was Villa Cisneros. The city was founded in the 16th century. Today, its main economic activities are fishing and tourism. In 2004, 55,618 people lived there. The city is built on a narrow peninsula of the Atlantic Coast

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  • Mezquita en Dajla (Sahara Occidental)

    Mosque in Dakhla

  • Trabajos de la Sociedad Española de Africanistas. Establecimiento provisional en la Península de Río de Oro. de fotografía remitida por el señor Bonelli

    Early Spanish provisional settlement in the Río de Oro Peninsula during the exploratory works led by Emilio Bonelli (published in January 1885 in La Ilustración Española y Americana).

  • Dakhla Trip 1409

    Windsurfer and the Dragon Island in the background

  • Dakhla, Western Sahara

    Rocky and sandy shores of Dakhla

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