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Akjoujt
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Also known as Akjawajat

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.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Akjoujt
Settlement.native_name
أكجوجت
Settlement.image_skyline
Akjoujt City.JPG
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Skyline of Akjoujt
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mauritania
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Inchiri
Settlement.population_total
11,235

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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==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Akjoujt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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