Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Dakhla (Dakhla)
Western Sahara /
Wad-ad-Dahab /
ad-Dahlah /
Dakhla
World
/ Western Sahara
/ Wad-ad-Dahab
/ ad-Dahlah
, 1 km from center (الداخلة)
World / Western Sahara
Roman Catholic church, historic site
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen French: Eglise de Notre Dame du Mont-Carmel) alternatively Church of Dakhla or simply Church of Villa Cisneros is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Dakhla (called before 1975 Villa Cisneros) located in the territory of Western Sahara in dispute with Morocco and is considered by the latter nation as part of the region of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (الداخلة - وادي الذهب or région de Dakhla-Oued Ed Dahab).
The temple follows the Roman or Latin Rite. It is part of the apostolic prefecture of Western Sahara (Praefectura Apostolica Sahara Occidentali). This prefecture was established in 1954 by Pope Pius XII with the bull Summi Dei voluntate with the name of Apostolic Prefecture of the Spanish Sahara, because by then the territory was a colonial dependency of Spain.
The temple is run by a small group of priests who take turns responsibilities to attend this church, besides the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Laayoune. It was built by the Spaniards for what sometimes is called Spanish Church.
The temple follows the Roman or Latin Rite. It is part of the apostolic prefecture of Western Sahara (Praefectura Apostolica Sahara Occidentali). This prefecture was established in 1954 by Pope Pius XII with the bull Summi Dei voluntate with the name of Apostolic Prefecture of the Spanish Sahara, because by then the territory was a colonial dependency of Spain.
The temple is run by a small group of priests who take turns responsibilities to attend this church, besides the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Laayoune. It was built by the Spaniards for what sometimes is called Spanish Church.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel_Church,_Dakhla
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 23°42'5"N 15°55'40"W
- former boundary wall 59 km
- former boundary wall . 61 km
- former boundary walls . 121 km
- former boundary wall 152 km
- former boundary walls 157 km
- former borderwall 233 km
- former borderwall . 253 km
- former boundery wall 308 km
- former borderwalls 434 km
- Hamaguir former CIEES 1488 km
- King Hassan II Square 0.1 km
- Cinéma 0.1 km
- Hotel Sahara Regency 0.1 km
- military terminal 0.2 km
- 2ème Annexe Avministrative 0.4 km
- Royal Moroccan Navy Naval Pier 0.8 km
- Royal Moroccan Air Force Base Dakhla 0.8 km
- Lagoon of Dakhla 7.5 km
- Dajla / Peninsula of Wad Ad-Dahab 12 km
- Uad-ad-Dahab 16 km