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.
- Peninsula
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- Description: peninsula on the Western Sahara coast
- Also known as“Península de Río de Oro”“Peninsule de Wad Ad-Dahab”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Our Lady of Carmen.
Church of Our Lady of Carmen
Church
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church alternatively…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ad Dakhla.
Río de Oro Peninsula
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Latitude
23.7° or 23° 42′ north
Longitude
-15.95° or 15° 57′ west
Open location code
7CM6P322+22
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Río de Oro Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شبه جزيرة الداخلة”
- Cebuano: “Península de Río de Oro”
- French: “Presqu’île de Dakhla”
- Hungarian: “Río de Oro-félsziget”
- Moroccan Arabic: “شبه جزيرة الداخلة”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Río de Oro (poluotok)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Río de Oro”
- Spanish: “Península de Río de Oro”
- Spanish: “península de Villa Cisneros”
- 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 Argoub and Aueital.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Playa de los Arcipreses and Dalaat Encel.
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