Tifoujar Pass
Tifoujar Pass is a mountain pass in Mauritania. It is located in the Adrar Plateau, 400 km northeast of the capital Nouakchott. The pass, completely sandy, dominates an eponymous gorge which ends in the Oued el Abiod or White Valley on the eastern side and originates the erg Amatlich on its western slopes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 278 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Tifuyar”
Tifoujar Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Adrar Region, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Tifoujar Pass” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ممر تفوجار”
- Cebuano: “Tifoujar”
- French: “col de Tifoujar”
- French: “Col de Tifoujar”
- Polish: “Tifoujar”
- Swedish: “Tifoujar”
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