Mounana

Mounana is a town in . It lies on the N3 road and from 1958 until the 1990s was a major uranium mining centre. The mine is now closed, and it is now primarily a centre for agriculture.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Oklo Mine.

Archaeological site
A natural nuclear fission reactor is a uranium deposit where self-sustaining nuclear chain reactions occur. The idea of a nuclear reactor existing in situ within an ore body moderated by groundwater was briefly explored by Paul Kuroda in 1956.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oklo.

Locality
is a geological region near in the of . Several natural nuclear fission reactors were discovered in the uranium mines in the region in 1972. is situated 3 km southeast of Mounana.

Mounana

Latitude
-1.38331° or 1° 22′ 60″ south
Longitude
13.15651° or 13° 9′ 23″ east
Population
6,370
Elevation
459 metres (1,506 feet)
Open location code
6FCMJ584+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2178082130
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2397978
Wiki­data ID
Q1200140
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Satellite Map

Discover Mounana from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Zulu—“Mounana” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Mounana”
  • Belarusian: “Мунана”
  • Bulgarian: “Мунана”
  • Cebuano: “Mounana”
  • Chinese: “穆納納”
  • Chinese: “穆纳纳”
  • Dutch: “Mounana”
  • French: “Mounana”
  • German: “Mounana”
  • Italian: “Mounana”
  • Japanese: “ムナナ”
  • Korean: “무나나”
  • Lithuanian: “Munana”
  • Moksha: “Мунана”
  • Polish: “Mounana”
  • Portuguese: “Mounana”
  • Russian: “Мунана”
  • Swedish: “Mounana”
  • Ukrainian: “Мунана”
  • Uzbek: “Mounana”
  • Zulu: “Mounana”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gare Routière de Mounana and Mounana town hall.

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