Río de Oro Peninsula
The Río de Oro or Wad ad-Dahab Peninsula is a peninsula on the Atlantic coast of Western Sahara. The city of Dakhla lies on the peninsula. It has a northeast-southwest orientation and a length of about 40 km, linked to the mainland at its northeastern end.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula on the Western Sahara coast
- Also known as: “Peninsula de Rio de Oro”, “Península de Río de Oro”, and “Peninsule de Wad Ad-Dahab”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Our Lady of Carmen.
Church of Our Lady of Carmen
Church
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The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church alternatively Church of Dakhla or simply Church of Villa Cisneros is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Dakhla located in the territory of Western Sahara in dispute with Morocco and is considered by the latter nation as part of the region of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ad Dakhla.
Ad Dakhla
Dakhla is a city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, currently occupied by Morocco. It is the capital of the claimed Moroccan administrative region Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab.
Río de Oro Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Sahara, North Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Río de Oro Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Península de Río de Oro”
- Hungarian: “Río de Oro-félsziget”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Río de Oro (poluotok)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Río de Oro”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Rio de Oro”
- Spanish: “Península de Río de Oro”
- Spanish: “peninsula de Villa Cisneros”
- Spanish: “península de Villa Cisneros”
- Spanish: “peninsula de Wad Ad-Dahab”
- Spanish: “península de Wad Ad-Dahab”
- Swedish: “Península de Río de Oro”
- Swedish: “Río de Oro-halvön”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Aargub and Aueital.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Playa de los Arcipreses and Dalaat Encel.
Western Sahara: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into El Aaiún, Ad Dakhla, Smara, and Boujdour.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Río de Oro Peninsula”. Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.