Dcheira
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Dcheira
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| Non-self-governing territory | Western Sahara |
| Administering power |  Spain (de jure) |
| Claimed by |  Morocco Sahrawi Republic |
| Controlled by | Morocco |
| Region | Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra |
| Province | Laâyoune |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 895 |
Dcheira (Arabic: الدشيرة; Spanish: Edchera[2]) is a small town in Western Sahara. It is occupied by Morocco as a rural commune, part of the Laâyoune Province, in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region. Under the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic administrative system is a daïra (district) within the wilaya (province) of El Aaiún.
In 1958, when it was part of the Spanish Sahara, the Battle of Dcheira took place.[3]