Dakhla Bay

Dakhla Bay is a bay in the Atlantic Ocean formed by the peninsula where the city of Dakhla is located, in the part of Western Sahara administered de facto by Morocco.[1]

Location

Within the framework of Moroccan territorial administration, Dakhla Bay is part of the province of Oued Ed Dahab, which is bordered to the south by the province of Aousserd, within the Dakhla-Oued Ed Dahab region.[2]

With an area of almost 400 km2, it extends over 37 km. It is bordered on the continent by national road.

Protection

Dakhla Bay is classified nationally as a Site of Biological and Ecological Importance (SIBE) and also internationally as an Important Bird Conservation Area (ZICO)[3] and, since 2005, as a major wetland (Ramsar Site).[4]

Maritime Infrastructure

Two ports built beyond a jetty are located in Dakhla Bay.[5] the older one, dating back to the time of the Spanish Sahara, is currently used by the Royal Navy.

The most recent (the Dakhla port itself, operational since December 2001)[6]

References

  1. ^ "La baie de Dakhla, un site d'intérêt écologique exceptionnel". Maghress. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  2. ^ "LA-REGION-DE-DAKHLA_OUED-EDDAHAB" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Wilaya Oued Eddahab Lagouira - Dakhla -La baie de Dakhla | Dakhla-lagouira.ma". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  4. ^ "Baie d'Ad-Dakhla | Service d'information sur les Sites Ramsar". rsis.ramsar.org. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  5. ^ "PRREESSEENNTTAATTIIOONN GGEENNEERRAALLEE DDEE LLAA RREEGGIIOONN EEDDDDAAKKHHLLAA OOUUEEDD-- EEDDDDAAHHAAB" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.equipement.gov.ma. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
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