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Atar is a city and commune in Mauritania, serving as the capital of both the Adrar region and the Atar Department. The municipality has an area of 200.80 square kilometers and a population of 35,170. It is situated at an elevation of 224 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC±00:00 time zone. The official name of the city is أطار.
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Place details
- Locality
- Atar أطار
- Region
- Adrar أدرار
- Country
- Mauritanie موريتانيا
- Population
- 31,133
- Timezone
- Africa/Nouakchott
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Air quality
- PM2.5
- 88.9 µg/m³
- PM10
- 373.5 µg/m³
Key facts
- Country
- Mauritania
- Region
- Adrar Region
- Total
- 200.8 km (77.5 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 270 m (890 ft)
- Density
- 175.1/km (453.6/sq mi)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Mauritania
- Official name
- أطار
- Country
- Mauritania
- Located in
- Atar Department
- Population
- 35170
- Area
- 200.80
- Elevation
- 224
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Atar Department
- Image
- Atar Market (1).JPG
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- Commons category
- Atar
- native label
- أطار
- different from
- Atar
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Travel guide
Understand
Atar is growing in importance due to its proximity to an airport and a regional hospital.
Get around
Atar is quite small and can easily be walked, although some auberges and resorts lie quite far out of town. Taxis are available and can usually be caught around the traffic circle in the centre of town, fares are around 100-300 ouguiyas depending on distance.
See
Atar has a few markets which may be of interest to the souvenir hunter and prices tend to be lower than Chinguetti, and bargaining is expected.
Drink
The occasional beer can be found at Auberge Bab Sahara.
Sleep
For its size, Atar contains a good number of auberges, hotels and resorts.
Go next
Bush taxis (taxis brousses) or 4x4s to Choum, Chinguetti, Terjit, or Nouakchott can be arranged in the Garage, the market or at most hotels.
Many of the oases and other natural sites in the region can be seen in day trips leaving from Atar. Ask around at your hotel/auberge to arrange bush taxis, 4x4s, or rent bikes. If you're feeling adventurous, wander into the market and you will doubtless get offers of obliging drivers ready to show you what they consider to be the most interesting sites.
Some of the notable sites in the region include oases (Terjit, Mhaireth), dunes (Valle Blanche, Amatlich), and old towns (Azougi, Chinguetti).
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Article · 中文
阿塔爾（阿拉伯语：أطار）是毛里塔尼亞西北部的城市，也是阿德拉爾省的首府，位於乾旱的撒哈拉大沙漠，一個俄羅斯的科研小組科研小組透過衛星分析地形發現一條水量足夠5萬人使用的地下河流，市內有機場、博物館和一座1674年建成的清真寺，2000年人口24,021。
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