Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab

Region of Morocco

Region

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:

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)

Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab

Capital: Dakhla

Provinces

Cities

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

Western Sahara articles

History

Before 1975	Colonial wars in Morocco Spanish Sahara (1884–1975) Colonial governors Spanish Morocco (1913–1956) High commissioners Moroccan Army of Liberation Ifni War (1957–1958)
1975	UN visiting mission (May) ICJ Advisory Opinion (October) Green March (November) Madrid Accords (November)
Since 1975	Western Sahara War (1975–1991) Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR, 1976–present) Berm (built 1981–1987) Settlement Plan (1991) UN referendum mission (MINURSO, 1991–present) Houston Agreement (1997) Baker Plan (2000/2003) UN Security Council Resolution 1495 (2003) / 1754 (2007) Manhasset negotiations (2007–2008)