Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra

Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (Arabic: العيون - الساقية الحمراء, romanized: al-ʿuyūn as-sāqiya l-ḥamrāʾ) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.

The region as claimed by Morocco covers an area of 140,018 square kilometres (54,061 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 367,758 as of the 2014 Moroccan census.

[3] Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra borders the region of Guelmim-Oued Noun to the north and Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab to the south.

The Moroccan Wall runs through the region and the area to its east is under the control of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

[3] On 29 October 2023, the Polisario Front carried out an operation in the Es Semara Province of the region, dropping four explosive projectiles, killing one Moroccan civilian and injuring three.

Provinces of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra