Moudjeria

Moudjeria is a town and commune in the Tagant Region of southern-central Mauritania, founded in 1934 as an administrative post by the French.^[2]

Moudjeria
Commune and town
Moudjeria Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 17°52′50″N 12°19′55″W
Country	Mauritania
Region	Tagant
Elevation	495 ft (151 m)
Population  (2013 census)
• Commune and town	2,148
• Metro	41,738
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Climate

Temperatures during the summer are among the highest in the world and can easily exceed 55 °C (131 °F).^{[citation needed]}

Transport

The town is served by Letfotar Airport.

Notable people

• Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi, Mauritanian politician, was born in Moudjeria in 1948.
• Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef, Mauritanian politician, former Prime Minister was born in Moudjeria in 1960.^[3]