Ayoun el Atrous
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 Ayoun el Atrous
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| Coordinates: 16°40′N 9°37′W / 16.667°N 9.617°WCoordinates: 16°40′N 9°37′W / 16.667°N 9.617°W | |
| 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 / 16.666667°N 9.616667°W. It is the capital of Hodh El Gharbi region.
It's one of the stops in the 2007 Dakar Rally.
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