Moudjeria

Moudjeria
Commune and town
Moudjeria Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 17°52′50″N12°19′55″W / 17.88056°N 12.33194°W / 17.88056; -12.33194
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)

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]

Climate

Temperatures during the summer are among the highest in the world and can easily exceed 55 °C (131 °F).^{[ citation needed ]}

Transport

The town is served by Letfotar Airport.

Notable people

• 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

1. "Mauritania: Administrative divisions". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
2. 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
3. Soudan, François (8 December 2008). "La liberté provisoire pour un ex Premier Ministre mauritanien, assujettie au versement d'une caution". Jeune Afrique (in French).

17°52′50″N12°19′55″W / 17.88056°N 12.33194°W / 17.88056; -12.33194