City profile · Western Sahara · Africa
Dakhla
City population
106,277
#2
in Western Sahara
#5,396
worldwide
23.685, -15.958
About Dakhla
Dakhla is a city in Western Sahara with a population of 106,277. It is the 2nd largest of the 4 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Western Sahara, and the 5,396th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/El_Aaiun
Coordinates
23.685, -15.958
Record updated
2026-04-08
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 4 in Western SaharaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.