Moudjeria is a town and commune in the Tagant Region of southern-central Mauritania, founded in 1934 as an administrative post by the French.[2]
Moudjeria | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
  Moudjeria Location in Mauritania | |
| Coordinates: 17°52′50″N 12°19′55″W / 17.88056°N 12.33194°W | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Region | Tagant |
| Elevation | 495 ft (151 m) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Commune and town | 2,148 |
| • Metro | 41,738 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Climate
editTemperatures during the summer are among the highest in the world and can easily exceed 55 °C (131 °F).[citation needed]
Transport
editThe town is served by Letfotar Airport.
Notable people
edit- Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi, Mauritanian politician, was born in Moudjeria in 1948.
- Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef, Mauritanian politician, former Prime Minister was born in Moudjeria in 1960.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Mauritania: Administrative divisions". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ Moustapha Sidatt, « Introduction à l’Histoire du plateau du Tagant », In Conservación y desarrollo en la Meseta de Tagant, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, février 2009, p. 4 [1]
- ^ Soudan, François (8 December 2008). "La liberté provisoire pour un ex Premier Ministre mauritanien, assujettie au versement d'une caution". Jeune Afrique (in French).
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17°52′50″N 12°19′55″W / 17.88056°N 12.33194°W
