Akjoujt
أكجوجت | |
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 Skyline of Akjoujt | |
  Akjoujt Location in Mauritania | |
| Coordinates: 19°45′N 14°23′W / 19.750°N 14.383°W | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Region | Inchiri |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,235 |
Akjoujt (Arabic: أكجوجت) is a small city in western Mauritania. It is the capital of the Inchiri region. "Akjoujt" (ɑk'ʤuʤt) means 'wells'.[1] The city's main industry is gold and copper mining.
- ^ As told by a village elder to Carl Masthay, St. Louis, Missouri, at his request in June 1973 while in Akjoujt for 6 days.