Kiffa
Commune and town in Assaba Region, Mauritania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kiffa (Arabic: كيفة) is a large town in the far south region of Mauritania, and the name of an administrative area within the local Assaba Region.
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Kiffa
كيفه | |
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Commune and town | |
Coordinates: 16°37′N 11°24′W | |
Country | Mauritania |
Region | Assaba Region |
Area | |
• Commune and town | 1,078 km2 (416 sq mi) |
Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Commune and town | 60,005 |
• Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Urban | 50,206 |
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Kiffa is located at 16.63°N 11.4°W / 16.63; -11.4, some 600 kilometres (370 mi) from the coast and at the western end of the Aoukar sand sea of southern Mauritania.