Tintane
Tintane الطينطان |
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State : | Mauritania | |
Region : | Hodh El Gharbi | |
Coordinates : | 16 ° 24 ′ N , 10 ° 10 ′ W | |
Residents : | 12,635 (2005) | |
Time zone : | GMT ( UTC ± 0 ) | |
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Tintane ,الطينطان, is the largest city of the administrative unit Hodh El Gharbi in the south of the West African state of Mauritania . No information was available for the city's population up to 2000, but it rose continuously. In 2005, the city's population was estimated at 16,067. In 2005 it was on the list of the largest cities in Mauritania at position 28 and was the largest city in Hodh El Gharbi, ahead of the capital Ayoûn el-Atroûs .