Ayoun el Atrous

Ayoun el Atrous

Rural Ayoun el Atrous
Ayoun el Atrous

Location in Mauritania

Coordinates: 16°40′N 9°37′W / 16.667°N 9.617°W / 16.667; -9.617Coordinates: 16°40′N 9°37′W / 16.667°N 9.617°W / 16.667; -9.617
Country Mauritania
Region Hodh El Gharbi
For the Aioun el Atrouss meteorite of 1974, see Meteorite falls.

Ayoun al Atrous (also known as Aioun el Atrouss) (Arabic: عيون العتروس) is a town in southern Mauritania. It is located at around 16°40′0″N 9°37′0″W / 16.66667°N 9.61667°W / 16.66667; -9.61667. It is the capital of Hodh El Gharbi region. The city is served by the Aioun el Atrouss Airport, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of the city. The town is located in the southern area of the Aoukar, a former lake basin.[1]

Ayoun al Atrous was one of the stops in the 2007 Dakar Rally.

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