El-Djouf

El-Djouf, desert region in western Africa, at the western edge of the Sahara. It occupies the border region of eastern Mauritania and western Mali.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Laura Etheredge.

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Article Title: El-Djouf

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 18 March 2010

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Access Date: November 21, 2024