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Country
  
Elevation
  
259 m (850 ft)

Population
  
11,867 (2000)

Region
  
Local time
  
Friday 7:46 PM

Number of airports
  
1

Ayoun el Atrous

Weather
  
32°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 12% Humidity

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. 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.

Map of Ayoun el Atrous, Islamic Republic of Mauritania

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

References

Ayoun el Atrous Wikipedia


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