Dakhla

Dakhla, which is 1,140 miles 1,830 kilometers southwest of the capital of Rabat, is divided between original residents and those who arrived from the north following Morocco's 1975 annexation of the Western Sahara.

The Seattle Times 2011

Ibrahim, from the Saharawi refugee camp of Dakhla, suffered the gravest injury, losing more than half of his left foot in the explosion.

Global Voices in English » Western Sahara: Landmine Injures Five During Peaceful Protest 2009

Women and children can safely walk the streets of Dakhla at night, and stores are open late.

As dispute over Western Sahara wears on, growing numbers of refugees journey back home Alison Lake 2010

"Dakhla is an oasis, the safest place in Western Sahara," said Abdeslam Azelhad, assistant to Western Sahara's regional governor.

As dispute over Western Sahara wears on, growing numbers of refugees journey back home Alison Lake 2010

During a meeting in Dakhla with tribal leaders, Sahrawi women shared their stories of escape from the Algerian camps.

As dispute over Western Sahara wears on, growing numbers of refugees journey back home Alison Lake 2010

The Polisario kidnapped others and forced them to settle in the camps, say hundreds of refugees who escaped or left the camps, and some who spoke recently in Dakhla, a bustling Western Sahara town on the Atlantic.

As dispute over Western Sahara wears on, growing numbers of refugees journey back home Alison Lake 2010

Women and children can safely walk the streets of Dakhla at night, and stores are open late.

As dispute over Western Sahara wears on, growing numbers of refugees journey back home Alison Lake 2010

The Polisario kidnapped others and forced them to settle in the camps, say hundreds of refugees who escaped or left the camps, and some who spoke recently in Dakhla, a bustling Western Sahara town on the Atlantic.

As dispute over Western Sahara wears on, growing numbers of refugees journey back home Alison Lake 2010

Western Sahara (Morocco) Thanks chiefly to kiteboarder Soufiane Hamaini, the western Saharan coastal town of Dakhla, perched on a finger of land roughly 1,400km south of Casablanca, is fast becoming a serious centre for watersports.

Hot spots: New trips to the Middle East Matthew Teller 2010

For many escapees, life is good in Dakhla, which, like Laayoune, is administered by Moroccan civil government and security forces.

As dispute over Western Sahara wears on, growing numbers of refugees journey back home Alison Lake 2010