Dakhla-Oued ad Dahab
Dakhla-Oued ad Dahab
وادي الذهب لكويرة | |
|---|---|
.svg) Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 23°0′N 15°0′W / 23.000°N 15.000°W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Capital | Dakhla |
| Government | |
| • Wali | Hamid Chabar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50,800 km2 (19,600 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 142,995 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
The region of Dakhla-Oued ad Dahab is one of the 12 new regions of Morocco established by the territorial division of 2015.[1] Its perimeter is the same as the former region of Oued ad Dahab (Arabic: وادي الذهب لكويرة).[2] Its capital is Dakhla.
This region lies on the disputed territory of Western Sahara.[3]
Oued ad Dahab has 2 provinces:
- Aousserd Province
- Oued ad Dahab Province
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Décret n°2.15.40 du 20 Février 2015, fixant le nombre des régions, leurs dénominations, leurs chefs-lieux ainsi que les préfectures et provinces qui les composent, publié au Bulletin Officiel n° 6340 du 05 Mars 2015" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ↑ It is the only one of the 16 old regions to be unchanged. Only the name changed.
- ↑ Most of the country doesn't recognize either the sovereignty of Morocco or the sovereignty of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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