Ayoun al Atrous (also known as Aioun el Atrouss) ( ar, عيون العتروس) is a town in southern Mauritania. It is located at around . It is the capital of

Hodh El Gharbi Hodh El Gharbi ( ar, ولاية الحوض الغربي, "Western Basin Region") is a region in southern Mauritania, with an area of 53,400 square km. The population at the 2013 census was 294,109. Its capital is Aïoun (formerly called Ayoun el ...

region. The city is served by the

Aioun el Atrouss Airport Aioun el Atrouss Airport is an airport located in Aioun el Atrouss (also known as Ayoun al Atrous), a town in southern Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''M ...

, north-west of the city. The town is located in the southern area of the Aoukar, a former lake basin.Aoukar
/ref> Ayoun al Atrous was one of the stops in the

2007 Dakar Rally The 2007 Dakar Rally was the 29th running of the event. It started in Lisbon, Portugal on 6 January and ran through Europe and Africa until 21 January 2007. It was the last time the event would take place in Europe and Africa, as the 2008 event wa ...

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