Kiffa

Kiffa
كيفه
Commune and town
Kiffa Marketplace
Kiffa Marketplace
Kiffa is located in Mauritania
Kiffa
Kiffa
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 16°37′N 11°24′W / 16.617°N 11.400°W / 16.617; -11.400
Country Mauritania
RegionAssaba Region
Area
 • Commune and town1,078 km2 (416 sq mi)
Elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Commune and town60,005
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Urban
50,206

Kiffa (Arabic: كيفة) is a large town in the far south region of Mauritania, and the name of an administrative area within the local Assaba Region.

Kiffa is located at 16°38′N 11°24′W / 16.63°N 11.4°W / 16.63; -11.4, some 600 kilometres (370 mi) from the coast and at the western end of the Aoukar sand sea of southern Mauritania.