Dakhla

city in Western Sahara
City city Q345204
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Dakhla is a city located in Oued Ed-Dahab Province. It was established in 1884. As of 2024, its population is 165,000[1]. The city has an elevation of 10 meters.

Dakhla

Summary

Dakhla is a city[1]. Dakhla ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,936 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dakhla is located in Oued Ed-Dahab Province[3].
  • Dakhla is in the country of Western Sahara[4].
  • Dakhla is in the country of Morocco[5].
  • Dakhla's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Dakhla's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • Dakhla's instance of is recorded as urban commune of Morocco[8].
  • Dakhla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minna[9].
  • Dakhla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Creil[10].
  • Dakhla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trinidad[11].
  • Dakhla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cádiz[12].
  • Dakhla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Turi[13].
  • Dakhla's postal code is recorded as 73000[14].
  • Dakhla is part of Western Sahara[15].
  • Dakhla's Commons category is recorded as Dakhla[16].
  • 1884 marks the founding of Dakhla[17].
  • Dakhla's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.716666666667, 'lon': -15.95}[18].
  • Dakhla's official website is recorded as http://www.dakhla.ma[19].
  • Dakhla's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dakhla[20].
  • Dakhla has a population of {'amount': '+29831'}[21].
  • Dakhla has a population of {'amount': '+58104'}[22].
  • Dakhla has a population of {'amount': '+106277'}[23].
  • Dakhla has a population of {'amount': '+165463'}[24].
  • Dakhla's territory claimed by is recorded as Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[25].
  • Dakhla's territory claimed by is recorded as Morocco[26].
  • Dakhla's capital of is recorded as Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Western Sahara[4], a disputed territory[28], in Spanish Empire[29] and Morocco[5], a constitutional monarchy[30], in Morocco[31], founded in 1956[32]. Dakhla is located in Oued Ed-Dahab Province[3]. Dakhla is part of Western Sahara[15].

Physical Characteristics

Dakhla sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+29831'}[21], {'amount': '+58104'}[22], {'amount': '+106277'}[23], and {'amount': '+165463'}[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[6], big city[7], and urban commune of Morocco[8].

History and Context

1884 marks the founding of Dakhla[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dakhla include Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab[34], a region of Morocco[35], in Morocco[36], founded in 2015[37] and Dakhla Airport[38], an airport[39], in Western Sahara[40].

Why It Matters

Dakhla ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,936 views/month).[2] Dakhla has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Dakhla is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Dakhla include Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab[34], a region of Morocco[35], in Morocco[36], founded in 2015[37] and Dakhla Airport[38], an airport[39], in Western Sahara[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Population census of Morocco. aljazeera.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . 2014 Moroccan census. hkjoss.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2014 Moroccan census. rgph2014.hcp.ma. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2024 Moroccan census. hcp.ma. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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