Aioun
in Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
16.661 and -9.615 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 16° 39' 41" and W -9° 36' 53"
Currency and Currency Code:
Ouguiya - MRO
Spoken languages:
Arabic, French, Wolof
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:50 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:52 am and 6:04 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-17.017 and 168.617 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tafia
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Mauritania in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Mauritania.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Mauritania. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Aioun

Aioun in Hodh El Gharbi with it's 12,635 inhabitants is a city in Mauritania about 1,324 mi (or 2,131 km) north-west of , the country's capital.

Local time in Aioun is now 04:50 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Nouakchott with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Aioun. The closest airport in Mauritania is Aioun el Atrouss Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nioro du Sahel, Kiffa, Yelimane, Diema and Nema. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Ayoun el Atrous

Ayoun al Atrous (also known as Aioun el Atrouss) is a town in southern Mauritania. It is located at around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:16|40|0|N|9|37|0|W| | |name= }}. It is the capital of Hodh El Gharbi region. It's one of the stops in the 2007 Dakar Rally.

Located at 16.6667, -9.61667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hodh El Gharbi Region, Regional capitals in Mauritania, Populated places in Mauritania

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Aïoun el Atrouss, ’Ayoûn el ’Atroûs, Aioun, Aïoun, Ayoûn el Atroûs, La‘yūn, Al ‘Ayūn, ‘Uyūn al ‘Atrūs, ‘Ayūn al ‘Atrūs, Lu‘yūn, Al ‘Uyūn, لعيون, العيون, عيون العتروس, Ayoun El Atrous