Villa Cisneros
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Villa Cisneros, now known as Dakhla, is a coastal city in Western Sahara that historically served as a key Spanish colonial outpost and administrative hub.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dakhla | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial outpost
ⓘ
city ⓘ former colonial settlement ⓘ |
| administrativeFunction | seat of Spanish governor of Rio de Oro ⓘ |
| bay |
Dakhla
ⓘ
surface form:
Dakhla Bay
|
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ |
| coast |
Northwest Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic coast of Africa
|
| colonialEra | late 19th century to 1975 ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spain ⓘ |
| country |
Spanish Sahara
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara
|
| demographicsHistorical |
Sahrawi population
ⓘ
Spanish settlers ⓘ |
| economyHistorical |
fishing
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Villa Cisneros self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Dakhla ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Spain ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| geopoliticalStatus | disputed territory ⓘ |
| hasHarbor | Atlantic harbor ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | capital of Rio de Oro ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Río de Oro
ⓘ
surface form:
Rio de Oro region
Spanish Sahara ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara
southern Western Sahara ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
narrow peninsula ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Sahara ⓘ |
| presentDayControl | Morocco ⓘ |
| presentDayName | Dakhla ⓘ |
| region | Western Sahara Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| religionHistorical |
Islam (local population)
ⓘ
Roman Catholic missions ⓘ |
| role |
administrative hub
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
base for Saharan interior expeditions
ⓘ
control of Saharan Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeName | Dakhla ⓘ |
| transportRole |
air and sea link in Spanish Sahara
ⓘ
stopover for trans-Saharan routes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center of Rio de Oro
ⓘ
garrison town ⓘ port city ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Spanish colonial administration
ⓘ
Spanish military ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dakhla