Foum Gleita

Foum Gleita is a town and commune in along the Gorgol River. The Foum Gleita Dam is located there. In 2013, it had a population of 22,531. In 2023, it had a population of 33,314.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: commune and town in Mauritania
  • Also known as: “Famm Lakaytah”, “Foum Gleita فوم غليتا”, and “VoumLegleita”

Foum Gleita

Latitude
16.08959° or 16° 5′ 23″ north
Longitude
-12.74229° or 12° 44′ 32″ west
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
7C8937Q5+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2418777546
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
13316438
Wiki­data ID
Q3079921
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In Other Languages

From Algerian Arabic to Swahili—“Foum Gleita” goes by many names.
  • Algerian Arabic: “فم لكليته”
  • Arabic: “فم القليتة”
  • Arabic: “فم لقليتة”
  • Arabic: “فم لكليتة”
  • Arabic: “فم لكليته”
  • Arabic: “فوم غليتا”
  • Corsican: “Foum Gleita”
  • Dutch: “Foum Gleita”
  • French: “Foum Gleita”
  • German: “Foum Gleita”
  • German: “Voum Legleita”
  • Italian: “Foum Gleita”
  • Malay: “Foum Gleita”
  • Romanian: “Foum Gleita”
  • Sardinian: “Foum Gleita”
  • Sassarese Sardinian: “Foum Gleita”
  • Spanish: “Foum Gleita”
  • Swahili: “Foum Gleita”

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