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Delve into Atar in Mauritania

Atar in the region of Adrar is a city in Mauritania - some 254 mi or ( 409 km ) North-East of Nouakchott , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Atar

Current time in Atar is now 08:53 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nouakchott " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zouérat, Tidjikja, Taizent, Nouakchott, and Nouadhibou. While being here, make sure to check out Zouérat . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Atar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

2009 Mauritanie Atar, capitale de l' Adrar

6:21 min by HabariSalam
Views: 3570 Rating: 5.00

2009 Mauritanie Atar, capitale de l' Adrar. Animation du Souk du vendredi et petite balade dans la ville. Fruits, Légumes, Poissons, Viande, Sel, Melafa... on trouve de tout à Atar. Et ses habitants s ..

la mauritanie en camping car - 2. L'Adrar

3:56 min by chemssahara
Views: 1093 Rating: 5.00

voyage organisé en camping car en mauritanie www.mauritanie-aventure.com le spécialiste de la mauritanie ..


Mauritanie.wmv

9:44 min by Patrice75012
Views: 750 Rating: 0.00

Invités par le gouvernement mauritanien à passer 4 jours dans la région de l'Adrar afin de témoigner de la sécurité qui règne dans cette région injustement délaissée par les touristes. ..

Train le plus long du monde Vmarchal's photos around Choum, Mauritania (choum mauritanie)

1:06 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 497 Rating: 1.00

Preview of Vmarchal's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Atar, Mauritania

Atar is a town in northwestern Mauritania, the capital of the Adrar Region and the main settlement on the Adrar Plateau. It is home to an airport, a museum and a historic mosque, constructed in 1674. As of 2000 it had a population of 24,021.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.52 -13.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Adrar Region, Communes of Mauritania, Populated places in Mauritania, Regional capitals in Mauritania

Atar Department

Atar is a department of the Adrar Region in western Mauritania. The capital lies at Atar. The other villages in the department are Agui, Anguenni, Azougui, Choum, Ksar Trchane, Tachot, and TaÏzent.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.52 -13.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Adrar Region, Departments of Mauritania

Atar International Airport

Atar Airport or Atar International Airport is an airport serving Atar, a town in the Adrar Region of Mauritania.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.51 -13.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Airports in Mauritania, USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - North Africa

Adrar Plateau

The Adrar Plateau is a highland area of the Sahara Desert in northern Mauritania. It was heavily settled in the Neolithic era, and the more recent aridification has left much of the archaeology intact, most notable several stone circles and the later town of Azougui. The plateau is known for its gorges, regs (stony deserts) and shifting sand dunes. It is home to a small human population, centred on the town of Atar. The town of Ouadane is on its southern edge.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.41 -13.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Geologic formations with imbedded sand dunes, Landforms of Mauritania, Plateaus of Africa, Serer history

Azougui

Azougui (or Azuggi) was a town in north western Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau, north west of Atar. In the eleventh century it was a base for the Almoravid dynasty, who conquered a territory stretching from the Ghana Empire to Morocco and the Iberian Peninsula.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.41 -13.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: History of Mauritania