Iouik, also spelled Iwik, is a coastal town in western
Mauritania. Located in the
Banc d'Arguin National Park
The Banc d'Arguin National Park ( ar, حوض أركين) of Bay of Arguin lies in Western Africa on the west coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and is the former mouth of the Tamanrasset River. The World Heritage Site is ...
within the
Dakhlet Nouadhibou region
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region ( ar, ولاية داخلة نواذيبو, ''Wilayat Dakhlet Nouadhibou'', "Interior Nouadhibou Region") is an administrative division of Mauritania. Its regional capital is Nouadhibou, which is located at its northwe ...
, it sits on a small peninsula.
Nearby towns and villages include
Uad Guenifa (73.4 nm),
Cansado
Cansado ( ar, كانصادو) is a coastal town in north-western Mauritania on the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula. It is located in the Nouadhibou Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region.
It was built from scratch in the early 1960s for the staf ...
(72.0 nm),
Tanoudert (21.5 nm),
Akjoujt
Akjoujt (Arabic: أكجوجت) is a small city in western Mauritania. It is the capital of Inchiri region. "Akjoujt" (ɑk'ʤuʤt) means 'wells'. The city's main industry is gold and copper mining.
History
Archeologists have discovered that as e ...
(108.4 nm),
El Mamghar
El Mamghar is a small village in western Mauritania. It is located in the Inchiri region.
Nearby towns and villages include Uad Guenifa (93.9 nm), Regbet Thila (4.1 nm), Iouik (32.4 nm), Diayane (211.6 nm), Tikattane (25.6 ...
(32.4 nm),
Regbet Thila (28.6 nm) and
Tikattane (50.1 nm) .
Iouik is very close to the island of
Tidra lying in the southwest some 3 km distant, further west is
Niroumi and around 10 km north are the
Kiaone Kiaone are two offshore sandy islets in the Bay of Arguin, Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Isl ...
islands.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Mauritania
Populated coastal places in Mauritania
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region
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