Arafat geodata
Arafat (Nouakchott Sud) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Mauritania in Africa/Nouakchott (GMT+0) time zone. In our database, there are 17 cities with bigger population. Compared to other cities in Mauritania, 52.6% of cities are located further ↓South; 84.2% of cities are located further →East and 94.7% of cities have higher elevation than Arafat. Note1
Arafat GPS coordinates[2]
18° 2' 47.004" North, 15° 58' 18.984" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 18.71364°, | -16.67507° |
| Center: | 18.04639°, | -15.97194° |
| Lower-right: | 17.3766°, | -15.26882° |
| Map W x H: | 148.7×148.7 km | = 92.4×92.4mi |
| max Lat: | 22.73542° ⇑47.4% North |
| Arafat: | 18.04639° |
| min Lat: | ⇓52.6% South 15.15846° |
| min Long | Arafat | max Long |
| -17.03842° | -15.97194° | -7.25649° |
| W 15.8%⇐ | ⇒84.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Arafat is 3 m = 10 ft, and this is 123.1 m = 404 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
500 m = 1640 ft | 94.7% |
| Avg. | 126.1 m = 414 ft | |
| Arafat | 3 m = 10 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 5.3% |
See also: Mauritania elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Arafat is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 599.3 km =372.4 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Arafat |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 8000.5 | 4971.3 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 5394.6 | 3352 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 599.3 | 372.4 | to North |
| Equator | 2006.6 | 1246.8 | to South |
Nearby cities:
12 places around Arafat: (largest is in red/bold)
• Akjoujt
252.2 km =156.7 mi, 
41°
• Aleg
244.6 km =152 mi, 
116°
• Atar
411.8 km =255.9 mi, 
48°
• Barkéwol
400.4 km =248.8 mi, 
112°
• Dar Naim
8.4 km =5.2 mi, 
34°
• Kaédi
336.5 km =209.1 mi, 
128°
• Nouadhibou
340.8 km =211.8 mi, 
340°
• Nouakchott
4.4 km =2.7 mi, 
351°
• Rosso
171.3 km =106.4 mi, 
174°
• Tevragh Zeina
6.1 km =3.8 mi, 343°
• Tékane
173.7 km =107.9 mi, 
157°
• ’Elb el Jmel
241.4 km =150 mi, 118°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Mauritania existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
