Amourj
Encyclopedia
Amourj is a department in the Hodh Ech Chargui Region of eastern Mauritania
. It shares a border to its south with Mali
and to the north, east and west are the departments of Timbedra
, Néma
and Bassikounou.
As of 2000 it had a population of 5,037.
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
. It shares a border to its south with Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
and to the north, east and west are the departments of Timbedra
Timbedra
Timbedra is a commune and town in the Hodh Ech Chargui Region of south-eastern Mauritania.-Transport:The town is served by Timbedra Airport and Dahara Airport....
, Néma
Néma
Néma is a town in southeastern Mauritania, close to the border with Mali. It is located at around . It is the capital of Hodh Ech Chargui Region and of the Néma Department....
and Bassikounou.
As of 2000 it had a population of 5,037.