Terjit

Terjit is an oasis, 45km by road south of and popular with tourists in . 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.
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  • Type: Spring
  • Description: oasis in Adrar Region, Mauritania
  • Also known as: “Terjit Oasis”

Terjit

Latitude
20.2466° or 20° 14′ 48″ north
Longitude
-13.0869° or 13° 5′ 13″ west
Elevation
376 metres (1,234 feet)
Open location code
7CG86WW7+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7740095730
Geo­Names ID
2376274
Wiki­data ID
Q3518370
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Terjit” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ترجيت”
  • Basque: “Tergit”
  • Cebuano: “Terjît”
  • French: “Tergit”
  • French: “Terjit”
  • German: “Terjit”
  • Kikuyu: “ترجيت”
  • Polish: “Terjit”
  • Romanian: “Tergit”
  • Swedish: “Terjit”

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