Sahel
Mauritania
Brakna Region

Magta Lahjar

Magta Lahjar is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern . In 2013, it had a population of 18,616.
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  • Type: Town with 12,100 residents
  • Description: town in Mauritania
  • Also known as: “Magta-lahjar”, “Magta-Lahjar”, “Magta‘ Lahjar”, “Magṭa‘ Laḥjar”, and “Magta` Lahjar”

Magta Lahjar

Latitude
17.51274° or 17° 30′ 46″ north
Longitude
-13.09279° or 13° 5′ 34″ west
Population
12,100
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
7C98GW74+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4456725743
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2378160
Wiki­data ID
Q2579658
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Magta Lahjar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقطع الحجار”
  • Belarusian: “Магта-Лахджар”
  • Corsican: “Maghta-Lahjar”
  • French: “Magta-Lahjar”
  • German: “Magta Lahjar”
  • Italian: “Maghta-Lahjar”
  • Malay: “Magta-Lahjar”
  • Polish: “Makta al-Hadżar”
  • Romanian: “Magta lahjar”
  • Romanian: “Magta Lahjar”
  • Romanian: “Magta-Lahjar”
  • Russian: “Магта-Лахджар”
  • Russian: “Магта-Лахжар”
  • Sardinian: “Maghta-Lahjar”
  • Sassarese Sardinian: “Maghta-Lahjar”
  • Spanish: “Magta-Lahjar”
  • Swahili: “Magta-Lahjar”
  • Urdu: “مقطع الحجار”

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