Dakhla | Western Sahara

Postcard
This postcard has been sent from Dakhla, a city in Western Sahara, a disputed territory currently administered by Morocco. The city is located on a narrow peninsula of the Atlantic Coast.

Dakhla was occupied by Spain from the late 19th century until 1975, when power was then relinquished to a joint administration between Morocco and Mauritania. There was a United Nations-sponsored ceasefire in 1991, but as recently as 2006, the majority of UN member states have refused to recognise Moroccan sovereignty in the area.