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Aoukar
Natural region in Mauritania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aoukar or Erg Aoukar[1] (Arabic: عوكر) is a geological depression area of south eastern Mauritania. It is located between Kiffa and Néma, south of the Tagant Plateau. The region is also referred to as Hodh or El Hodh[5] (Arabic: الحوض, lit. 'the Basin').[3]
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Aoukar
عوكر | |
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![]() Landscape in the Ayoun el Atrous area | |
![]() Location of the Aoukar basin in Mauritania | |
Country | Mauritania |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
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The Aoukar basin is a dry natural region of sand dunes and salt pans fringed by escarpments on its northern and eastern sides.