Elevation of towns in Mauritania

29 towns in Mauritania have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is Šingati (Adrar) at 502 m (1,647 ft); the lowest is Nouadhibou (Dakhlet Nouadhibou) at 4 m (13 ft). Half of the towns sit above 126 m (the mean is 157 m).

Highest towns in Mauritania

#	Town	Elevation
1	Šingati Adrar	502 m (1,647 ft)
2	Tijiqjah Takant	395 m (1,296 ft)
3	Zuwārat Tiris Zemmour	341 m (1,119 ft)
4	Chagar Brakna	325 m (1,066 ft)
5	Fdayrik Tiris Zemmour	296 m (971 ft)
6	an-Na'mah Hodh ech Chargui	266 m (873 ft)
7	Adel Bagrou Hodh ech Chargui	264 m (866 ft)
8	'Ayūn Hodh el Gharbi	241 m (791 ft)
9	Walātah Hodh ech Chargui	238 m (781 ft)
10	Āţār Adrar	225 m (738 ft)

Lowest towns in Mauritania

#	Town	Elevation
1	Nouadhibou Dakhlet Nouadhibou	4 m (13 ft)
2	Rūsū Trarza	7 m (23 ft)
3	Nouakchott Nouakchott	8 m (26 ft)
4	Buqah Brakna	10 m (33 ft)
5	Bababé Brakna	16 m (52 ft)
6	Kayhaydi Gurgul	16 m (52 ft)
7	Maghama Gurgul	26 m (85 ft)
8	Djowol Gurgul	35 m (115 ft)
9	Alak Brakna	35 m (115 ft)
10	M'bout Gurgul	47 m (154 ft)

Regions of Mauritania

Region	Towns	Mean	Highest town	Lowest town
Brakna	5	96 m	Chagar 325 m	Buqah 10 m
Gurgul	4	31 m	M'bout 47 m	Kayhaydi 16 m
Hodh ech Chargui	4	247 m	an-Na'mah 266 m	Tinbadġah 218 m
Hodh el Gharbi	3	221 m	'Ayūn 241 m	Kubanni 201 m

All towns in Mauritania