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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- 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″ westElevation
179 metres (587 feet)Open location code
7C7CHR59+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 7734401461OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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