Overview
Dakhla is a heavenly town in southern Morocco, lost between the waters of the Atlantic and the sands of the Sahara. Dakhla is a city in Western Sahara, a disputed territory currently administered by Morocco.
Description
Established by the Spanish in 1844 and formerly called Villa Cisneros, Dakhla lies just north of the Tropic of Cancer on a sandy peninsula stretching 40km from the main coastline. It’s a very lonely 500km drive from Laayoune (more than 1000km from Agadir) through endless desert, and Dakhla is actually closer to Nouâdhibou (Mauritania) than any Moroccan city.