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Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira

Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab
الداخلة - وادي الذهب
Region
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 23°0′N 15°0′W / 23.000°N 15.000°W / 23.000; -15.000Coordinates: 23°0′N 15°0′W / 23.000°N 15.000°W / 23.000; -15.000
Country Morocco Morocco
Capital Dakhla
Government
 • President Ynja Khattat
 • Wali Lamine Benomar
Area
 • Total 142,865 km2 (55,160 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 142,955
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (Arabic: الداخلة - وادي الذهب‎‎) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. 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. The capital is the coastal city of Dakhla, formerly known as Villa Cisneros.

The region comprises two provinces:


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