Huvrat ehl Sheikh
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Hovratt ehl Cheikh
حفرة أهل الشيخ | |
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Commune and village | |
  Hovratt ehl Cheikh Location in Mauritania | |
| Coordinates: 16°49′N 11°45′W / 16.817°N 11.750°W[1] | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Region | Assaba Region |
| Population | |
• Total | 500 |
| Area code | +222 |
Hovratt ehl Cheikh Sid'Elemine is a village and commune in Mauritania.
Hovratt ehl Cheikh Sid'Elemine nearest to Kiffa capital of Assaba Region. It is located at around 16°49′N 11°45′W / 16.817°N 11.750°W. According to the official census, the city's population was 500 in 2005[2]
The village was founded at the end of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, and then witnessed displacement of population in the first half of the twentieth century.[citation needed] It was reborn late in 1984 by initiative of Hassan Ould Bou, a businessman from the village, with a number of notable people of Sheikh Elemine tribe. The mosque and minaret, the first foundations of the village were built in early 1986.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hovratt ehl Cheikh Sid'Elemine". www.mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ La Mauritanie en chiffres. Direction de la statistique et de la compatibilité nationale, Mauritania. Office national de la statistique, 1997, p. 14
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