El Maharrât
El Maharrât is a dune in Mauritania. El Maharrât is situated nearby to the hamlet Al-Battariyya, as well as near the town Cansado.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Battariyya and Cansado.
Al-Battariyya
Hamlet
La Batterie, also known in Arabic as Al Batariyya, is a village in north-western Mauritania on the Ras Nouadhibou peninsular. It is located in the Nouadhibou Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region south of Nouadhibou close to Cansado.
Cansado
Town
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cansado is a coastal town in north-western Mauritania on the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula. It is located in the Nouadhibou Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region.
Nouadhibou
Nouadhibou is the second largest city in Mauritania. It's a major fishing centre and large industrial port.
El Maharrât
- Type: Dune
- Also known as: “El Maharat” and “El Maharrat”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
20.86667° or 20° 52′ northLongitude
-17.05° or 17° 3′ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
7CG4VW8X+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 7739409436OpenStreetMap feature
natural=duneGeoNames ID
2379875
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Explore places such as Pointe Cansado and Quartier Raffinerie مصفاة الربع.
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