Western Sahara is an area in North Africa on the Atlantic Ocean coast. It has a land border to the north with Morocco , to the east with Algeria, and to the south with Mauritania.

The country is mostly low, flat desert with some small mountains in the south and north-east.

Most visitors come to see the city of Dakhla and the Atlantic coastline, while further inland they can find nomadic traditions, picturesque kasbahs and the raw beauty of the desert.