Tanoudert is a coastal town in

Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...

. It is located in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region and forms a part of the

Banc d'Arguin National Park The Banc d'Arguin National Park (, ) 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 a major site for mig ...

. It is situated to a homonymous bay lying to the west and further west is Cape Tagarit (Cap-Tagair). Nearby towns and villages include

Cansado Cansado () 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 staff administering t ...

(110 km),

Bir Gandus Bir Gandus or Bir Gandouz ( }) is a village in Western Sahara, currently occupied by Morocco. As a claimed rural commune of Morocco it serves as the headquarters of Morocco's Aousserd Province and recorded a population of 4625 in the 2014 Morocc ...

Tichla Tichla is a small town in the Western Sahara under the ''de facto'' control of Morocco, which considers it as part of rural commune Aousserd Province in the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab () is one of the twelve regions of Moro ...

Akjoujt Akjoujt (Arabic: أكجوجت) is a small city in western Mauritania. It is the capital of the Inchiri region. "Akjoujt" (ɑk'ʤuʤt) means 'wells'. The city's main industry is gold and copper mining. History Archeologists have discovered that ...

and

Iouik Iouik, also spelled Iwik, is a coastal town in western Mauritania. Located in the Banc d'Arguin National Park within the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region, it sits on a small peninsula. Nearby towns and villages include Uad Guenifa (73.4 nm), Ca ...

(43 km), further south is the town of Arkeiss.

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Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Mauritania Dakhlet Nouadhibou region Populated coastal places in Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub