Highest Major Cities in Mauritania

Cities in Mauritania with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres26 entries🇲🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 26

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Zouérat55,183 people · Tiris Zemmour

352 m

Mbera58,985 people · Hodh Ech Chargi

295 m

Néma60,000 people · Hodh Ech Chargi

266 m

Bougadoum40,341 people · Hodh Ech Chargi

257 m

Ayoun El Atrous28,174 people · Hodh El Gharbi

235 m

Tembedgha17,465 people · Hodh Ech Chargi

210 m

Atar31,133 people · Adrar

192 m

Guerou27,590 people · Assaba

183 m

El ’Ayoûn22,896 people · Assaba

179 m

Ṭinṭâne15,684 people · Hodh El Gharbi

168 m

Akjoujt15,851 people · Inchiri

137 m

Kiffa62,051 people · Assaba

127 m

Elghabra15,480 people · Assaba

65 m

Sélibaby32,653 people · Guidimaka

64 m

Magṭa‘ Laḥjar15,446 people · Brakna

60 m

Boutilimitt27,170 people · Trarza

51 m

Aleg19,183 people · Brakna

40 m

Kaédi56,283 people · Gorgol

17 m

Nouadhibou146,048 people · Dakhlet Nouadhibou

16 m

Bogué20,291 people · Brakna

15 m

Nouakchott1,184,530 people

10 m

Rosso15,870 people · Trarza

8 m

Tékane22,041 people · Trarza

6 m

Ksar57,758 people · Nouakchott West

5 m

Dar Naim61,089 people · Nouakchott North

3 m

Tevragh Zeina48,093 people · Nouakchott West

1 m

Highlights

Within Mauritania, Zouérat ranks first in 2026 with 352 m, followed by Mbera (295 m) and Néma (266 m).

Across 26 entries, values run from 352 m (Zouérat) to 1 m (Tevragh Zeina), with a median of 65 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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