Ayoun el Atrous
Place in Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania
16°40′N 9°37′W / 16.667°N 9.617°W / 16.667; -9.617![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Mauritania.svg/25px-Flag_of_Mauritania.svg.png)
(2013 census)
Ayoun al Atrous (also known as Aioun el Atrouss) (Arabic: عيون العتروس) is a town in southern Mauritania. It is located at around 16°40′0″N 9°37′0″W / 16.66667°N 9.61667°W / 16.66667; -9.61667. It is the capital of Hodh El Gharbi region.
The city is served by the Aioun el Atrouss Airport, 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of the city. The town is located in the southern area of the Aoukar, a former lake basin.[1]
Ayoun al Atrous was one of the stops in the 2007 Dakar Rally.
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