Bassiknou

Bassiknou or Bassikounou is a town and commune in the Hodh Ech Chargui Region of south-eastern . In 2013, it had a population of 10,561. In 2023, it had a population of 21,252.
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  • City with 12,200 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 277 metres (909 feet)
  • Description: commune and town in Hodh Ech Chargui, Mauritania
  • Also known as
    “Bacikounou”
    “Basseknou”
    “Bassikounou”
    “Bassikounou باسكنو”

Bassiknou

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Latitude
15.86493° or 15° 51′ 54″ north
Longitude
-5.94885° or 5° 56′ 56″ west
Open location code
7C7PV372+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2118834489
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2381152
Wiki­data ID
Q2887430

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tumbuka—“Bassiknou” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باسكنو”
  • Chinese: “巴斯克努”
  • Finnish: “Bassiknou”
  • French: “Bassikounou”
  • German: “Bassikounou”
  • Hebrew: “בסיקונו”
  • Italian: “Bassikounou”
  • Malay: “Bassiknou”
  • Polish: “Basikunu”
  • Romanian: “Bassikounou”
  • Russian: “Басикуну”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bassikounou”
  • Spanish: “Bassikounou”
  • Swahili: “Bassiknou”
  • Swedish: “Bassikounou”
  • Tumbuka: “Bassikounou”

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