Ayoun el Atrous

For the Aioun el Atrouss meteorite of 1974, see Meteorite falls.
Ayoun el Atrous
Rural Ayoun el Atrous
Rural Ayoun el Atrous
Ayoun el Atrous is located in Mauritania
Ayoun el Atrous
Ayoun el Atrous
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 16°40′N 9°37′W / 16.667°N 9.617°W / 16.667; -9.617
Country Mauritania
RegionHodh El Gharbi
Area
 • City
111.4 km2 (43.0 sq mi)
Elevation
259 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • City
24,199
 • Urban
22,796

Ayoun al Atrous (also known as Aioun el Atrouss) (Arabic: عيون العتروس) is a town in southern Mauritania. It is located at around 16°40′0″N 9°37′0″W / 16.66667°N 9.61667°W / 16.66667; -9.61667. It is the capital of Hodh El Gharbi region.

The city is served by the Aioun el Atrouss Airport, 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of the city. The town is located in the southern area of the Aoukar, a former lake basin.[1]

Ayoun al Atrous was one of the stops in the 2007 Dakar Rally.

References

  1. ^ Aoukar


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.