Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra


Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra was one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was mainly located in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, covered an area of and had a population of 301,744. Its capital was Laayoune. In September 2015, the region was combined with Es-Semara Province in Guelmim-Es Semara to form the new region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra.

Geography

The Moroccan and Western Saharan territories of the region were bordered to the east by the Moroccan and Western Saharan territories, respectively, of the region of Guelmim-Es Semara. To the south was the region of Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, entirely within the Western Sahara. The east of the region bordered the Mauritanian region of Tiris Zemmour. Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra had a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, facing the Spanish Canary Islands.
The region was consisted of the following provinces:
The capital, Laayoune, contained 73% of the region's population. Of the four municipalities, only Tarfaya was outside the disputed area.