Terjit
Terjit is an oasis, 45km by road south of Atar and popular with tourists in Mauritania. It nestles in a gorge on the western edge of the Adrar plateau with the palm grove stretching a few hundred meters alongside a stream which emerges from a spring.
- Spring
- …lies at an elevation of around 380 metres (1,230 feet)
- …is also known as “Terjit Oasis”
- Description: oasis in Adrar Region, Mauritania
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Latitude
20.2466° or 20° 14′ 48″ north
Longitude
-13.0869° or 13° 5′ 13″ west
Open location code
7CG86WW7+J6
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Terjit” goes by many names.
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