🦎 Aoukar Depression

Mauritania · Africa · Nature Reserve · 17.69°N, 9.54°W

Aoukar or Erg Aoukar is a geological depression area of south eastern Mauritania. It is located between Kiffa and Néma, south of the Tagant Plateau. The region is also referred to as Hodh or El Hodh.

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Quick facts

Country	Mauritania
Continent / region	Africa
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	17.69°N, 9.54°W · view on map

Aoukar Depression is a nature reserve in Mauritania, in Africa. The details of why Aoukar Depression is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Mauritania

Banc d'Arguin National Park · Diawling National Park.

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