Region

Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra

History

Desert, dunes and Atlantic coast around the Saguia el-Hamra valley. Laayoune, founded in the twentieth century, is today the largest city of Morocco's south.

Key dates

  1. 1938

    The Spanish found El Aaiún (Laayoune).

  2. 1975

    The Green March.

Cities and sites

Dishes of the region