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Dakhla

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[dahkh-lah] / ˈdɑx lɑ /

noun

  1. an oasis in southern Egypt: source of ocher.

  2. 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.


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It operates flights to Dakhla as well as the territory's biggest city, Laayoune.

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

Twenty-eight other countries - mostly African and Arab - have opened consulates in Dakhla or the city of Laayoune, in what Morocco sees as tangible support for its Western Saharan rule.

From Reuters Jul. 17, 2023

That finished our 1916 campaign against the Senussi—the I.C.C. were relieved by a London Yeomanry Company of the I.C.C, and later on some Gyppy Cavalry went out and garrisoned Dakhla Oasis.

From The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 by Ogilvie, David Douglas

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