Kiffa
Kiffa
كيفه | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
Kiffa Marketplace | |
| Coordinates: 16°37′N 11°24′W / 16.617°N 11.400°W | |
| Country | Mauritania |
| Region | Assaba Region |
| Area | |
| 1,078 km2 (416 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| 60,005 | |
| • Density | 56/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, some 600 kilometres (370 mi) from the coast and at the western end of the Aoukar sand sea of southern Mauritania.