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The timezone in Matmata is Africa/Nouakchott
Morning Sunrise at 07:16 and Evening Sunset at 18:20. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 17.9000°, Longitude. -12.1000°

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Geographic features & Photographs around Matmata in Mauritania (general), Mauritania

well a cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface.

wadi a valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

gorge(s) a short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley.

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depression(s) a low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage.

hills rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

pass a break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap].

intermittent stream a water course which dries up in the dry season.

camp(s) a site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use.

sabkha(s) a salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

spring(s) a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.

dam a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.

area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.

ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.


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Tidjikja(TIY), Tidjikja, Mauritania (155.9km)