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Atar, Mauritania - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 20°31′N 13°03′W / 20.517°N 13.050°W

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Atar أطار
Commune and town
Atar Market Street
Atar Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 20°31′N 13°03′W / 20.517°N 13.050°W / 20.517; -13.050
Country	Mauritania
Region	Adrar Region
Area
• Total	200.8 km² (77.5 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population (2023 census)
• Total	35,170
• Density	180/km² (450/sq mi)

Atar (Arabic: أطار, Berber for mountain) is a town in northwestern Mauritania, the capital of the Adrar Region and the main settlement on the Adrar Plateau. Situated on the oued Seguellil, it is home to an airport, a museum and a historic mosque, constructed in 1674.

In 2023, it had a population of 35,170.^[1]

Geology and geography

The Adrar's mountains are from the primary era against the precambrian Tiris Zemmour. Near Atar, you can find stromatolites. In the North, you can find Choum with the train that comes from Nouadhibou and goes to Zouerate. East of Atar, through Amojjar Pass, is the difficult way to Chinguetti, Ouadane and the astonishing Richat Structure.^[2]

Climate

Atar has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) typical of the Sahara Desert, south of the tropic of Cancer. The weather is usually very hot, very sunny and very dry but it can be overcast sometimes. The annual average temperature is close to 30 °C (86 °F), meaning that excessive heat persists year-round. The annual mean rainfall amount is very low, averaging no more than 35 mm and it mainly falls in August and in September while the sunshine duration is high, at over 3,540 h of bright sunshine yearly.

Climate data for Atar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.0 (82.4)	31.0 (87.8)	33.0 (91.4)	36.0 (96.8)	40.0 (104.0)	43.0 (109.4)	44.0 (111.2)	44.0 (111.2)	42.0 (107.6)	38.0 (100.4)	33.0 (91.4)	29.0 (84.2)	36.8 (98.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	24.0 (75.2)	26.5 (79.7)	29.5 (85.1)	33.0 (91.4)	35.5 (95.9)	36.5 (97.7)	36.5 (97.7)	35.0 (95.0)	32.0 (89.6)	27.0 (80.6)	22.5 (72.5)	29.9 (85.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.0 (57.2)	17.0 (62.6)	20.0 (68.0)	23.0 (73.4)	26.0 (78.8)	28.0 (82.4)	29.0 (84.2)	29.0 (84.2)	28.0 (82.4)	26.0 (78.8)	21.0 (69.8)	16.0 (60.8)	23.1 (73.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	1 (0.0)	1 (0.0)	1 (0.0)	0 (0)	1 (0.0)	1 (0.0)	2 (0.1)	11 (0.4)	11 (0.4)	3 (0.1)	0 (0)	1 (0.0)	33 (1)
Average rainy days	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.4	1.1	2.3	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.2	7.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours	276.0	264.0	322.0	325.0	341.0	325.0	317.0	303.0	264.0	265.0	273.0	267.0	3,542
Source 1: Climate Atar - meteoblue^[3]
Source 2: Étude méthodologique pour l'utilisation des données climatologiques de l'Afrique tropicale (French document for sunshine hours only) ^[4]

Tourism

Today, the Atar is best known to outsiders as an entryway for tourists to visit the ruins of the ancient Moorish cities of Ouadane and Chinguetti. It was a key stop in the world's longest off-road race, the Paris Dakar Rally, held every January.

Small business sector

The "samaras" (from Arab smela : sole) are made in Atar and well known in Mauritania. It's a leather sole with straps.

Military

In 2012, an air force school was founded in Atar to train pilots and crew for the Military of Mauritania.^[5]

Notable people

Med Hondo - film director (1936-2019)
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya - 5th President of Mauritania (born 1941)

References

^ "Atar (Agricultural Urban Commune, Mauritania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
^ Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. p. 42. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
^ "Climate Atar". Retrieved 2014-01-15.
^ "Étude méthodologique pour l'utilisation des données climatologiques de l'Afrique tropicale" (PDF). horizon.documentation.ird.fr/. Comité interafricain d'études hydrauliques. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
^ "The Directorate of Air". Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2014-07-31.

20°31′N 13°03′W / 20.517°N 13.050°W / 20.517; -13.050

External links

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Atar travel guide from Wikivoyage

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