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Ayoun El Atrous
Hodh El Gharbi · Mauritania
City population
28,174
#14
in Mauritania
#1
in Hodh El Gharbi
#19,052
worldwide
16.661, -9.615 · 694 km from Nouakchott
About Ayoun El Atrous
Ayoun El Atrous is a city in Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania with a population of 28,174. It is the 14th largest of the 26 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mauritania, and the 19,052nd largest worldwide. It lies 694 km from Nouakchott.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Hodh El Gharbi
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
16.661, -9.615
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.