El Djouf
El Djouf (Arabic: الجوف) is a desert, an arid natural region of sand dunes and rock salt which covers northeastern Mauritania and part of northwestern Mali. El Djouf is a part of the Sahara Desert in the north. El Djouf is 320 meters (1,050 feet) above sea level.
El Djouf
الجوف | |
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Map of the topographic features of the Sahara | |
| Country | Mauritania and Mali |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
A meteorite of a rare type of carbonaceous chondrite was found in El Djouf in October 1989.
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