Dakhla
Americannoun
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an oasis in southern Egypt: source of ocher.
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Formerly Villa Cisneros. a seaport and town in Western Sahara: former capital of Río de Oro in the former Spanish Sahara, on the northwest coast of Africa.
Example Sentences
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Sprawling along a windswept peninsula where the Sahara meets the Atlantic, the city of Dakhla certainly looked attractive.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Bard cautioned, however, that although she has seen yardangs at the Dakhla Oasis in Egypt's Western Desert, she has never seen a yardang that looks like the one the team produced in their study.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 11, 2023
De Mistura met with officials in Morocco’s capital on Friday after touring Dakhla and Laayoune, its two largest cities, for the first time.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released parts of the letter, praising Israel’s recognition and its decision to consider opening a consulate in the Western Saharan city of Dakhla as “both just and farsighted.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
At the sight of Mr Lindsay and his car the Senussi general fled, and when the I.C.C., after a very fine march, got into Dakhla, all they got were 197 miserable, underfed, diseased prisoners.
From The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 by Ogilvie, David Douglas
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