Choum
Choum is a tiny railway stop in the Adrar Region of Northern Mauritania 5 km from the straight-line demarcated border with the Western Sahara that runs due west-east at this point before turning south-north 12 km to the east.
- Town with about 5,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 330 metres (1,080 feet)
- …is also known as “Choûm شوم”
- Description: commune of Mauritania
- Address: شوم
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Latitude
21.2987° or 21° 17′ 55″ north
Longitude
-13.0672° or 13° 4′ 2″ west
Open location code
7CH87WXM+F4
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Choum” goes by many names.
ChoumItalian
チュームJapanese
ŠumasLithuanian
Šumas (Mauritanija)Lithuanian
ChoumMalay
ChoumPolish
SzumPolish
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