Dakhla is set to host the 14th edition of the Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan Global Kitesports Associations (GKA) Kitesurf World Cup and the 3rd edition of the Global Wingsports Association (GWA ...

Dakhla also has a unique lagoon with crystal blue waters and consistent winds—optimal conditions for kiteboarding. When I told friends I was going to Dakhla, some said they would look it up. The ...

Abdellahi lbikam, 28, used to be a kitesurfing instructor in Dakhla. "I was born there and tried to open my own business but I never received the authorisation from the Moroccan authorities," he said.

A thousand shades of blue. Aziz Ouakrim, a kite instructor, is one of the pioneers of this sport in Dakhla, having done it for 20 years. "There were no hotels, nor international flights.

Kitesurfing is an ideal sport if you want to pack your bags and travel the world ... Dakhla, further south, is the country’s world championship destination, but here, ...

A competitor practices kitesurfing at Dakhla beach in Morocco-administered Western Sahara. In the heart of disputed Western Sahara, a former garrison town has become an unlikely tourist magnet after ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Dakhla is an elemental place. Stand at the edge of town with your back to the rolling Atlantic and there is ...

Dakhla, further south, is the country’s world championship destination, but here, ... Santa Maria, with Kite Beach on the east providing side-onshore winds with medium waves; ...