El Aioun
Aioun or El Aioun is a town and commune in the Assaba Region of southern Mauritania near the border with Mali. It has a population of 22,796.- Type: Hamlet with 22,900 residents
- Description: commune and town in Assaba, Mauritania
- Also known as: “El ‘Ayoun”, “El ’Ayoûn”, “El Aïoun”, and “El Aioun, Mauritania”
El Aioun
- Categories: commune of Mauritania and locality
- Location: Assaba Region, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
15.55792° or 15° 33′ 29″ northLongitude
-11.18004° or 11° 10′ 48″ westPopulation
22,900Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)Open location code
7C7CHR59+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 7734401461OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2380066Wikidata ID
Q5350709
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