Río de Oro

Río de Oro, is, with Saguia el-Hamra, one of the two territories that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969. Its name comes from an east-west river that runs through it.

Related Topics:
Saguia el-Hamra - Spanish - Spanish Sahara - 1969

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Occupying the southern part of Western Sahara, it lies between the 24th parallel to the north and 23rd to the south. The capital was Ad Dakhla (or Villa Cisneros).

Related Topics:
Western Sahara - Ad Dakhla

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The area is roughly 114,000 mi.2 (184,000 km2), making it approxiametly two-thirds of the entire country.

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