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.
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That is because Dakhla is in Western Sahara, an area which the United Nations classifies as a "non-self-governing territory".
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
Light Car Patrol, who patrolled right up to Senussi outpost at the entrance to the Dakhla Oasis.
From The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 by David Douglas Ogilvie
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