Kiffa
Kiffa (Arabic: كيفة) is a large town in the far south region of Mauritania, and the name of an administrative area within the local Assaba Region. Kiffa is located at 16.63°N 11.4°W, some 600 kilometres (370 mi) from the coast and at the western end of the Aoukar sand sea of southern Mauritania.
Kiffa
كيفه | |
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Commune and town | |
Kiffa Marketplace | |
Kiffa Location in Mauritania | |
| Coordinates: 16°37′N 11°24′W | |
| Country | Mauritania |
| Region | Assaba Region |
| Area | |
| • Commune and town | 1,078 km2 (416 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Commune and town | 60,005 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 50,206 |
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