Tikattane
Encyclopedia
Tikattane is a coastal town
in western Mauritania
. It is located in Akjoujt department in the Inchiri
Region
Nearby towns and villages include El Mamghar
(25.6 nm), Regbet Thila (26.5 nm), Iouik
(50.1 nm), Akjoujt (113.2 nm), Portendick
(27.8 nm) and Tanit (27.1 nm).
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in western Mauritania
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 is located in Akjoujt department in the Inchiri
Inchiri
Inchiri is a region in western Mauritania. Its capital is Akjoujt. It borders the regions of Adrar to the east, Trarza to the south, and Dakhlet Nouadhibou to the north and west, along with a short Atlantic Ocean coastline. Famously, Arthur Vincent Aston once visited for a week.-See...
Region
Nearby towns and villages include El Mamghar
El Mamghar
El Mamghar is a small village in western Mauritania. It is located in the Inchiri region.Nearby towns and villages include Uad Guenifa , Regbet Thila , Iouik , Diayane , Tikattane , Portendick and Hassi Guendres ....
(25.6 nm), Regbet Thila (26.5 nm), Iouik
Iouik
Iouik is a coastal town in western Mauritania. It is located in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region.Nearby towns and villages include Uad Guenifa , Cansado , Tanoudert , Akjoujt , El Mamghar , Regbet Thila and Tikattane .-External links:**...
(50.1 nm), Akjoujt (113.2 nm), Portendick
Portendick
Portendick is an abandoned coastal city in western Mauritania. It was located in the Ouad Naga Department of Trarza Region. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Portendick had a significant port for the gum arabic trade; however, by the 19th century trade from the port became unsustainable due to...
(27.8 nm) and Tanit (27.1 nm).
External links
- Satellite map at Maplandia.com
- http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/mapcenter/map.aspx?TextLatitude=19.8717011448163&TextLongitude=-16.3045255677504&TextAltitude=7&TextSelectedEntity=8598539&MapStyle=Comprehensive&MapSize=Large&MapStyleSelectedIndex=0&searchTextMap=Tikattane&MapStylesList=Comprehensive&ZoomOnMapClickCheck=on&ResultsListbox=19.8717011448163%3B-16.3045255677504%3B7%3B8598539%3BIouik%2C+Mauritania%3BLarge%3BComprehensiveLocation on MSN encarta map]