City profile · Mauritania · Africa
Aleg
Brakna · Mauritania
City population
19,183
#20
in Mauritania
#2
in Brakna
#26,220
worldwide
17.053, -13.913 · 247 km from Nouakchott
About Aleg
Aleg is a city in Brakna, Mauritania with a population of 19,183. It is the 20th largest of the 26 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mauritania, and the 26,220th largest worldwide. It lies 247 km from Nouakchott.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Brakna
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
17.053, -13.913
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 26 in MauritaniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.