Moudjeria

Coordinates: 17°52′50″N 12°19′55″W / 17.88056°N 12.33194°W / 17.88056; -12.33194
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Moudjeria
Commune and town
Moudjeria is located in Mauritania
Moudjeria
Moudjeria
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 17°52′50″N 12°19′55″W / 17.88056°N 12.33194°W / 17.88056; -12.33194
Country Mauritania
RegionTagant
Elevation
495 ft (151 m)
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total40,974
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Moudjeria is a town and commune in the Tagant Region of southern-central Mauritania.[2]

Temperatures during the summer are among the highest in the world and can easily exceed 55° Celsius (131° Fahrenheit).

History

In 1934 Moudjeria was founded as an administrative post by the French.[3]

Transport

The town is served by Letfotar Airport.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Résultats du RGPH 2007 des Wilayas [1]
  2. ^ Google Maps - Moudjeria
  3. ^ Moustapha Sidatt, « Introduction à l’Histoire du plateau du Tagant », In Conservación y desarrollo en la Meseta de Tagant, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, février 2009, p. 4 [2]

17°52′50″N 12°19′55″W / 17.88056°N 12.33194°W / 17.88056; -12.33194


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