In the heart of the disputed Western Sahara, a former garrison town, has become an unlikely tourist magnet after kite-surfers discovered the windswept desert coast was perfect for their sport, according to AFP.
In Dakhla, an Atlantic seaport town punctuated with military buildings in Morocco-administered Western Sahara, swarms of kite-surfers now sail in the lagoon daily.
"Here there is nothing other than sun, wind and waves. We turned the adversity of the elements to our advantage: that's the very principle of kite-surfing," said Rachid Roussafi.
After an international career in wind-surfing and kite-surfing, Roussafi founded the first tourist camp at the lagoon at the start of the 2000s.
