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.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
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′ north
Longitude
-17.05° or 17° 3′ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
7CG4VW8X+MX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=dune
GeoNames ID
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