🧿 Koumbi Saleh

Mauritania · Africa · 15.76°N, 7.97°W

Quick facts

Country	Mauritania
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	15.76°N, 7.97°W · view on map
Distance to the equator	1,754 km north of it
Solar time	UTC-0:30 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)	Rises 06:30, sets 18:01 — 11 h 32 min of daylight

Koumbi Saleh is located in Mauritania, in Africa.

Closest archaeological sites

Dhar Tichitt — 316 km away
Aoudaghost — 319 km away
Djenné-Djenno — 423 km away, in Mali
Ounjougou — 524 km away, in Mali
Ruins of Loropéni — 771 km away, in Burkina Faso

Straight-line distances on a sphere, computed from the coordinates. A road would be longer.

More archaeological sites in Mauritania

Aoudaghost · Dhar Tichitt.

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