Mahham
Mahham is a lake in Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania. Mahham is situated nearby to the locality Tarhai, as well as near Draïguiyé.- Type: Lake (intermittent)
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
17.2635° or 17° 15′ 49″ north
Longitude
-10.6465° or 10° 38′ 47″ west
Elevation
169 metres (554 feet)
Open location code
7C9F7973+99
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
OpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Mahham” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مهّم”
- French: “Magham”
Localities in the Area
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